Numbers 11:4

Good News Translation

There were foreigners traveling with the Israelites. They had a strong craving for meat, and even the Israelites themselves began to complain: “If only we could have some meat!

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:3

When the people of Israel heard this law read, they excluded all foreigners from the community.

Psalm 106:14

They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test;

Exodus 12:38

A large number of other people and many sheep, goats, and cattle also went with them.

Exodus 16:12

“I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the Lord, am their God.”

Exodus 16:3

and said to them, “We wish that the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death.”

Numbers 11:18

Now tell the people, ‘Purify yourselves for tomorrow; you will have meat to eat. The Lord has heard you whining and saying that you wished you had some meat and that you were better off in Egypt. Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will have to eat it.

Numbers 14:1

All night long the people cried out in distress.

Numbers 14:22

none of these people will live to enter that land. They have seen the dazzling light of my presence and the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, but they have tried my patience over and over again and have refused to obey me.

Numbers 16:13

Isn't it enough that you have brought us out of the fertile land of Egypt to kill us here in the wilderness? Do you also have to lord it over us?

Romans 13:14

But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now, all of this is an example for us, to warn us not to desire evil things, as they did,

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be fooled. “Bad companions ruin good character.”

Deuteronomy 9:22

“You also made the Lord your God angry when you were at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah.