Numbers 21:5
And the people spoke against God and against Moses,“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food.”
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- Ps 78:19 : 19 They insulted God, saying,“Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
- Ps 78:24-25 : 24 He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven. 25 Man ate the food of the mighty ones. He sent them more than enough to eat.
- Prov 27:7 : 7 The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
- Exod 14:11 : 11 and they said to Moses,“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What in the world have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
- Exod 15:24 : 24 So the people murmured against Moses, saying,“What can we drink?”
- Exod 16:2-3 : 2 The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them,“If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger!”
- Exod 16:7-8 : 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your murmurings against the LORD. As for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?” 8 Moses said,“You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
- Exod 16:15 : 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another,“What is it?” because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them,“It is the bread that the LORD has given you for food.
- Exod 16:31 : 31 The house of Israel called its name“manna.” It was like coriander seed and was white, and it tasted like wafers with honey.
- Exod 17:2-3 : 2 So the people contended with Moses, and they said,“Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them,“Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the LORD?” 3 But the people were very thirsty there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said,“Why in the world did you bring us up from Egypt– to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
- Num 11:1-9 : 1 The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp. 2 When the people cried to Moses, he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died out. 3 So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. 4 Complaints about Food Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said,“If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we used to eat freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. 6 But now we are dried up, and there is nothing at all before us except this manna!” 7 (Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. 8 And the people went about and gathered it, and ground it with mills or pounded it in mortars; they baked it in pans and made cakes of it. It tasted like fresh olive oil. 9 And when the dew came down on the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.)
- Num 14:1-4 : 1 The Israelites Respond in Unbelief Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them,“If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness! 3 Why has the LORD brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another,“Let’s appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
- Num 16:13-14 : 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of the land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now do you want to make yourself a prince over us? 14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can blind these men? We will not come up.”
- Num 16:41 : 41 But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying,“You have killed the LORD’s people!”
- Num 17:12 : 12 The Israelites said to Moses,“We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish!
- Ps 68:6 : 6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.
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2 So the people contended with Moses, and they said,“Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them,“Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the LORD?”
3 But the people were very thirsty there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said,“Why in the world did you bring us up from Egypt– to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD,“What will I do with this people?– a little more and they will stone me!”
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2 The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
3 The Israelites said to them,“If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger!”
4 Then the LORD said to Moses,“I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out and gather the amount for each day, so that I may test them. Will they walk in my law or not?
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11 and they said to Moses,“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What in the world have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
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2 And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them,“If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness!
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2 And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.
3 The people contended with Moses, saying,“If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!
4 Why have you brought up the LORD’s community into this wilderness? So that we and our cattle should die here?
5 Why have you brought us up from Egypt only to bring us to this dreadful place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink!”
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24 So the people murmured against Moses, saying,“What can we drink?”
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7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your murmurings against the LORD. As for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?”
8 Moses said,“You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
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6 But now we are dried up, and there is nothing at all before us except this manna!”
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18 They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
19 They insulted God, saying,“Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
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20 but a whole month, until it comes out your nostrils and makes you sick, because you have despised the LORD who is among you and have wept before him, saying,“Why did we ever come out of Egypt?”’”
21 Moses said,“The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say,‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’
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13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of the land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now do you want to make yourself a prince over us?
14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can blind these men? We will not come up.”
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6 So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.
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1 The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.
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4 Complaints about Food Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said,“If only we had meat to eat!
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21 and they said to them,“May the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!”
22 The Assurance of Deliverance Moses returned to the LORD, and said,“Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you ever send me?
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11 The Punishment from God The LORD said to Moses,“How long will this people despise me, and how long will they not believe in me, in spite of the signs that I have done among them?
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27 “How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me.
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32 Moses said,“This is what the LORD has commanded:‘Fill an omer with it to be kept for generations to come, so that they may see the food I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.’”
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18 “And say to the people,‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying,“Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.
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20 But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.
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9 Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.
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15 how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly.
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40 They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.
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41 But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying,“You have killed the LORD’s people!”
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5 They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.
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14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the wastelands.
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33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.