Then the people of Ephraim said to Gideon, "Why didn't you call us when you went to fight the Midianites? Why did you treat us like this?" They complained bitterly about it.

The men of Ephraim prepared for battle; they crossed the Jordan River to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross the border to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We'll burn the house down over your head!"

(Not even his brothers believed in him.)

Jesus said to them, "The right time for me has not yet come. Any time is right for you.

They went back into the city quietly, like soldiers who are ashamed because they are running away from battle.

Laban said to Jacob, "Why did you deceive me and carry off my daughters like women captured in war?

Why did you deceive me and slip away without telling me? If you had told me, I would have sent you on your way with rejoicing and singing to the music of tambourines and harps.