Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

The angel of God, who was going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.

“Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

And when the cloud remained only from evening until morning, when the cloud was taken up the following morning, then they traveled on. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up they traveled.

So they traveled from the mountain of the Lord three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was traveling before them during the three days’ journey, to find a resting place for them.

Then Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment of the Lord, by the authority of Moses.

And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, when they traveled from the camp.

The people traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah to Hazeroth, and they stayed at Hazeroth.

After that the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

They traveled from Succoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.

They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom.

They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab.

They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo.

But as for you, turn back and head for the desert by the way to the Red Sea.”

So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.

One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.