The Lord’s anger burned against them, and he left.
I will depart and return to my place until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.
Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
When he finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.
When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
Moses heard the people, family after family, weeping at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.
