He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Egypt. Many went, contrary to this prohibition. (Haydock)
Yet they did not prosper, as they expected. The Hebrews had also often murmured in the desert, and threatened to return to Egypt.