"Whenthe LORDyour Godextendsyour borderas He has promisedyou, and you say,'I will eatmeat,'becauseyou desireto eatmeat,[then] you may eatmeat,whateveryou desire.
"Your descendantswill also be like the dustof the earth,and you will spreadout to the westand to the eastand to the northand to the south;and in you and in your descendantsshall allthe familiesof the earthbe blessed.
"Nowyou have indeedgoneaway becauseyou longedgreatlyfor your father'shouse;[but] whydid you stealmy gods?"
[The heart of] KingDavidlongedto goout to Absalom;for he was comfortedconcerningAmnon,sincehe was dead.
Davidhada cravingand said,"Ohthat someonewould giveme waterto drinkfrom the wellof Bethlehemwhichis by the gate!"
Now Jabezcalledon the Godof Israel,saying,"Ohthat You would blessme indeedand enlargemy border,and that Your handmight be with me, and that You would keep[me] from harmthat [it] may not painme!" And Godgrantedhim whathe requested.
For He has satisfiedthe thirstysoul,And the hungrysoulHe has filledwith whatis good.
I longfor Your salvation,O LORD,And Your lawis my delight.
My soulis crushedwith longingAfterYour ordinancesat alltimes.
Behold,I longfor Your precepts;Reviveme through Your righteousness.Vav.
O God,You are my God;I shall seekYou earnestly;My soulthirstsfor You, my fleshyearnsfor You, In a dryand wearylandwhere there is nowater.
My soullongedand evenyearnedfor the courtsof the LORD;My heartand my fleshsingfor joyto the livingGod.
"I will fixyour boundaryfrom the RedSeato the seaof the Philistines,and from the wildernessto the River[Euphrates]; for I will deliverthe inhabitantsof the landinto your hand,and you will drivethem out beforeyou.
"For I will driveout nationsbeforeyou and enlargeyour borders,and nomanshall covetyour landwhen you goup threetimesa yearto appearbeforethe LORDyour God.
but a wholemonth,untilit comesout of your nostrilsand becomesloathsometo you; becauseyou have rejectedthe LORDwhois amongyou and have weptbeforeHim, saying,"Whydid we everleaveEgypt?"'"
So the nameof that placewas calledKibroth-hattaavah,becausetherethey buriedthe peoplewho had beengreedy.
The rabblewhowere amongthem hadgreedydesires;and alsothe sonsof Israelweptagainand said,"Whowill give us meatto eat?
while they also,by prayeron your behalf,yearnfor you becauseof the surpassinggraceof Godin you.
"Everyplaceon whichthe soleof your foottreadsshall be yours; your borderwill be from the wildernessto Lebanon,[and] from the river,the riverEuphrates,as faras the westernsea.
"However,you may slaughterand eatmeatwithin anyof your gates,whateveryou desire,according to the blessingof the LORDyour GodwhichHe has givenyou; the uncleanand the cleanmay eatof it, as of the gazelleand the deer.
"Ifthe placewhichthe LORDyour Godchoosesto putHis nameis too farfrom you, then you may slaughterof your herdand flockwhichthe LORDhas givenyou, as I have commandedyou; and you may eatwithin your gateswhateveryou desire.
"Ifthe LORDyour Godenlargesyour territory,justas He has swornto your fathers,and givesyou allthe landwhichHe promisedto giveyour fathers--
For Godis my witness,howI longfor you allwith the affectionof ChristJesus.
becausehe was longingfor you alland was distressedbecauseyou had heardthat he was sick.
