He named the place Massah and Meribah , because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not? ’
Numbers 20:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised These are the Waters of Meribah, , where the Israelites quarrelled with the Lord, and he demonstrated his holiness to them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These are the waters of Meribah [strife], where the Israelites contended with the Lord and He showed Himself holy among them. American Standard Version (1901) These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them. Common English Bible These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites confronted the LORD with controversy and he showed his holiness to them. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the Water of Contradiction, where the sons of Israel were quarreling against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is the Water of contradiction, where the children of Israel strove with words against the Lord and he was sanctified in them. |
He named the place Massah and Meribah , because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not? ’
But the Lord of Armies is exalted by his justice, and the holy God demonstrates his holiness through his righteousness.
When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will demonstrate my holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
I will honour the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations #– #the name you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #when I demonstrate my holiness through you in their sight.
You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the last days, Gog, that I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, when I demonstrate my holiness through you in their sight.
For both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the Waters of Meribath-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin by failing to treat me as holy in their presence.
He said about Levi: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful one; you tested him at Massah and contended with him at the Waters of Meribah.