2 Esdras 1:18

18 "Why did you lead us into this wilderness to kill us? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this desert."

2 Esdras 1:18 In-Context

16 I sank your pursuer along with his army, and yet the people grumble about their own destruction.

17 What kind of return is this for the favors I granted you? When you were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, you called out to me,

18 "Why did you lead us into this wilderness to kill us? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this desert."

19 Therefore, I felt sorry for your groans. I gave you manna, and you ate.

20 When you were thirsty, I split open the rock so that water flowed in abundance. Because of the hot sun, I created trees covered with leaves for you.