Numbers 14:3
And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:27 repeats Israel's accusation that God brought them out to destroy them, matching the exact complaint in Numbers 14:3.
Deuteronomy 1:39 directly answers Numbers 14:3: the little ones you feared would be prey will actually inherit the land—a divine reversal.
Nehemiah 9:17 recounts Israel's rebellion: they appointed a leader to return to Egypt, directly echoing the complaint here.
Acts 7:39 says the fathers 'in their hearts turned to Egypt,' quoting this incident as a key act of rebellion.
Deuteronomy 17:16 forbids returning to Egypt, contrasting with Israel's desire to go back expressed in Numbers 14:3.
In Joshua 7:7, Joshua’s cry after Achan’s sin echoes the same complaint: 'Why did you bring us here to destroy us?'—paralleling Numbers 14:3.
Psalm 78:40 summarizes the wilderness rebellions that grieved God, including the complaint in Numbers 14:3 about wanting to return to Egypt.