The rabblewhowere amongthem hadgreedydesires;and alsothe sonsof Israelweptagainand said,"Whowill give us meatto eat?
So when they heardthe law,they excludedallforeignersfrom Israel.
But cravedintenselyin the wilderness,And temptedGodin the desert.
A mixedmultitudealsowentup with them, along with flocksand herds,a verylargenumberof livestock.
"I have heardthe grumblingsof the sonsof Israel;speakto them, saying,At twilightyou shall eatmeat,and in the morningyou shall be filledwith bread;and you shall knowthat I am the LORDyour God.'"
The sonsof Israelsaidto them, "Wouldthat we had diedby the LORD'Shandin the landof Egypt,when we satby the potsof meat,when we atebreadto the full;for you have broughtus out into thiswildernessto killthiswholeassemblywith hunger."
saying,"No,but we will goto the landof Egypt,wherewe will not seewaror hearthe soundof a trumpetor hungerfor bread,and we will staythere";
"Sayto the people,Consecrateyourselves for tomorrow,and you shall eatmeat;for you have weptin the earsof the LORD,saying,"Ohthat someonewould give us meatto eat!For we were well-offin Egypt."Therefore the LORDwill giveyou meatand you shall eat.
Then allthe congregationliftedup their voicesand cried,and the peopleweptthat night.
"Surelyallthe menwho have seenMy gloryand My signswhichI performedin Egyptand in the wilderness,yet have putMe to the testthesetentimesand have not listenedto My voice,
"Is it not enoughthat you have broughtus up out of a landflowingwith milkand honeyto have us diein the wilderness,but you would alsolordit overus?
But puton the LordJesusChrist,and makenoprovisionfor the fleshin regardto [its] lusts.
Nowthese thingshappenedas examplesfor us, sothat we would not craveevil thingsas they alsocraved.
Do not be deceived:"Badcompanycorruptsgoodmorals."
"Again at Taberahand at Massahand at Kibroth-hattaavahyou provokedthe LORDto wrath.
