Numbers 21:5

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

that they complained against God and said to Moses, “Did you bring us out of Egypt, just to let us die in the desert? There's no water out here, and we can't stand this awful food!”

Cross References

Psalm 78:19

They challenged God by saying, “Can God provide food out here in the desert?

Numbers 16:41

The next day the people of Israel again complained against Moses and Aaron, “The two of you killed some of the Lord's people!”

Numbers 17:12

The Israelites cried out to Moses, “We're done for

Exodus 14:11

They also complained to Moses, “Wasn't there enough room in Egypt to bury us? Is that why you brought us out here to die in the desert? Why did you bring us out of Egypt anyway?

Proverbs 27:7

If you have had enough to eat, honey doesn't taste good, but if you are really hungry, you will eat anything.

Psalm 68:6

You find families for those who are lonely. You set prisoners free and let them prosper, but all who rebel will live in a scorching desert.

Exodus 16:31

The Israelites called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and delicious as wafers made with honey.

Exodus 16:15

The people had never seen anything like this, and they started asking each other, “What is it?” Moses answered, “This is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

Exodus 15:24

The people complained and said, “Moses, what are we going to drink?”

1 Corinthians 10:9

And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.

Ezekiel 20:21

But the children also rebelled against me. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath as any other day. I became angry and decided to punish them in the desert.