Exodus 5:22
And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Cross-reference
Exodus 17:4 shows Moses again crying out about the people's hostility, mirroring his complaint here.
In Exodus 14:11, the people echo Moses’ complaint here—blaming leadership for troubles after being led out.
Numbers 11:14 has Moses again protesting the burden of leadership, directly echoing his complaint here.
Numbers 11:15 intensifies Moses' despair to a death wish, continuing the same complaint pattern.
Jeremiah 12:1 also begins with a 'why' complaint to God about injustice, directly paralleling Moses' lament.
Jeremiah 20:7 complains that God deceived him into being a prophet, closely matching Moses' question 'Why did you send me?'
In Joshua 7:7, Joshua laments similarly after defeat—'why have you brought trouble on this people?'—matching Moses’ cry.
1 Samuel 30:6 also depicts a leader (David) in distress from his men, who strengthens himself in God — a parallel crisis.
1 Kings 19:4 records Elijah's death wish in despair, a parallel to Moses' earlier complaint about his mission.