Exodus 33:2-4

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² I will send an Angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ³ It is a land ‘flowing with milk and honey’; but I will not travel among you, for you are a stubborn, unruly people, and I would be tempted to destroy you along the way.”

⁴ When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and stripped themselves of their jewelry and ornaments.