Deuteronomy 9:28 References

28 'Otherwise the land from which You brought us may say, "aBecause the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which He had promised them and because He hated them He has brought them out to slay them in the wilderness."

a Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:16

Exodus 32

12 "Why should athe Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people.

Numbers 14

16 'Because the Lord acould not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'