Exodus 17:2

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? Wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?

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  • Deut 6:16 : 16 Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 7:12 : 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.
  • Matt 4:7 : 7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
  • Heb 3:9 : 9 Where your fathers tried [me] by proving [me], And saw my works forty years.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;
  • Exod 17:7 : 7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?
  • Num 14:22 : 22 because all those men that have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
  • Num 20:2-5 : 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah! 4 And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
  • Num 21:5 : 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 But Peter [said] unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
  • Acts 15:10 : 10 Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
  • Luke 4:12 : 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
  • Luke 15:12 : 12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
  • Exod 14:11-12 : 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
  • Exod 15:24 : 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
  • Exod 16:2-3 : 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: 3 and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
  • Exod 5:21 : 21 and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
  • Num 11:4-6 : 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 6 but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.
  • Num 14:2 : 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!
  • 1 Sam 8:6 : 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.
  • Matt 16:1-3 : 1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red. 3 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.

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    3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

    4And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? They are almost ready to stone me.

    5And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.

    6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

    7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

  • Exod 15:22-25
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    22And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

    23And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

    24And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

    25An he cried unto Jehovah; And Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;

  • Num 20:2-5
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    2And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

    3And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

    4And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?

    5And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

  • Exod 17:1
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    1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Jehovah, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

  • Num 20:10-13
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    10And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?

    11And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

    12And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.

    13These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.

  • Num 21:5
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    5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  • Num 27:14-15
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    14because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

    15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,

  • Exod 16:2-3
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    2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:

    3and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Num 14:11
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    11And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

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    2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Ps 106:32
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    32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;

  • Exod 32:11-12
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    11And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

    12Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

  • Exod 14:11-12
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    11And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

    12Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

  • Deut 1:27
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    27and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

  • Num 21:16
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    16And from thence [they journeyed] to Beer: that is the well whereof Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

  • Num 20:7-8
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    7And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

    8Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.

  • Num 14:26-27
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    26And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

    27How long [shall I bear] with this evil congregation, that murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

  • Exod 14:15
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    15And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

  • Exod 16:8
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    8And Moses said, [This shall be], when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.

  • Exod 5:22
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    22And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

  • Deut 9:22
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    22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.

  • Num 16:13
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    13is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?

  • Num 16:41
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    41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.

  • Deut 8:15
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    15who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

  • Num 11:10-11
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    10And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.

    11And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

  • Ps 78:20
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    20Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?

  • Heb 3:17
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    17And with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

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    41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?

  • Ps 78:40
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    40How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!

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    24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.