Numbers 21:5

New Century Version

and grumbled at God and Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert? There is no bread and no water, and we hate this terrible food!”

Cross References

Psalm 68:6

God gives the lonely a home. He leads prisoners out with joy, but those who turn against God will live in a dry land.

Psalm 78:19

Then they spoke against God, saying, “Can God prepare food in the desert?

Exodus 14:11

They said to Moses, “What have you done to us? Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the desert? There were plenty of graves for us in Egypt.

Exodus 15:24

The people grumbled to Moses and asked, “What will we drink?”

Exodus 16:15

When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, “What is it?” because they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “This is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:31

The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like small white seeds and tasted like wafers made with honey.

Proverbs 27:7

When you are full, not even honey tastes good, but when you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.

Ezekiel 20:21

“ ‘But the children turned against me. They did not live by my rules, nor were they careful to obey my laws, by which people will live if they obey them. They dishonored my Sabbaths. So I decided to pour out my anger against them in the desert.

Numbers 11:20

but you will eat that meat for a whole month. You will eat it until it comes out your nose, and you will grow to hate it. This is because you have rejected the Lord, who is with you. You have cried to him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?” ’ ”

Numbers 16:41

The next day all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have killed the Lord’s people.”

Numbers 17:12

The people of Israel said to Moses, “We are going to die! We are destroyed. We are all destroyed!

1 Corinthians 10:9

We must not test Christ as some of them did; they were killed by snakes.