Numbers 11:18

New Living Translation

“And say to the people, ‘Purify yourselves, for tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were whining, and the Lord heard you when you cried, “Oh, for some meat! We were better off in Egypt!” Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will have to eat it.

Cross References

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing.

Job 20:13

They savored it, holding it long in their mouths.

Job 20:23

May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.

Psalm 78:20

Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”

Exodus 16:8

Then Moses added, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the Lord, not against us.”

Exodus 19:10

Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing.

Exodus 19:15

He told them, “Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse.”

Exodus 19:22

Even the priests who regularly come near to the Lord must purify themselves so that the Lord does not break out and destroy them.”

Numbers 11:1

Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp.

Numbers 11:19

And it won’t be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty.

Acts 7:39

“But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt.

Joshua 7:13

“Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the Lord. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.

Judges 21:2

Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly.