BibleWord.ai› Bible› Deuteronomy› Chapter 1› Verse 45

Deuteronomy 1:45

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 1:45 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.
Deuteronomy 1:45 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
42And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
43So I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.
44And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.
45And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.
46So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode [there].
← Deuteronomy 1:44Deuteronomy 1:46 →
← Full Chapter 1 Deuteronomy Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And ye returned and wept before the Lord, etc.] Those that remained when the Amorites left pursuing them, returned to the camp at Kadesh, where Moses and the Levites were, and the rest of the people; and here they wept at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and hence said to be “before the Lord”; they wept because of the slaughter that had been made among them, and because of their sin in going contrary to the will of God, and because they were ordered into the wilderness; and very probably they cried and prayed unto the Lord, that they might not be turned back, but that he would go with them, and bring them now into the promised land: but the Lord would not hearken to your…”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 78:34; Heb 12:17 Deuteronomy 1:46”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Deuteronomy 1 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification