You people were in trouble.\par You called for help\par and I set you free.\par I was hidden in the storm clouds,\par and I answered you.\par I tested you by the water at Meribah.” {\cf2\super [468]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [469]})\i0 \par
Numbers 20:13 - Easy To Read Version This place was called the waters of Meribah. [270] This was the place where the Israelite people argued with the Lord. And this was the place that the Lord showed them that he was holy. 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. |
You people were in trouble.\par You called for help\par and I set you free.\par I was hidden in the storm clouds,\par and I answered you.\par I tested you by the water at Meribah.” {\cf2\super [468]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [469]})\i0 \par
“My people, listen to me,\par and I will give you my Agreement {\cf2\super [470]} \par Israel, please listen to me!\par
God says,\par “Don’t be stubborn,\par like you were at Meribah, {\cf2\super [526]} \par like you were at Massah {\cf2\super [527]} in the desert.\par
Moses named that place Meribah [116] and Massah, [117] because this was the place that the people of Israel turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.
The Lord All-Powerful will judge fairly, and people will know he is great. The Holy God will do the things that are right, and the people will respect him.
Then I will be pleased with the sweet smell of your sacrifices. That will happen when I bring you back. I scattered you among many nations. But I will gather you together and make you my special people again. And all those nations will see it.
I will show those nations that my great name is truly holy. You ruined my good name in those nations! But I will show you that I am holy. I will make you respect my name. And then those nations will know that I am the Lord.’” The Lord my Master said those things.
You will come to fight against my people Israel. You will be like a thundercloud covering the land. When that time comes, I will bring you to fight against my land. Then, Gog, the nations will learn how powerful I am! They will learn to respect me and know that I am holy. They will see what I will do to you!’”
Why? Because you both sinned against me. You were at the waters of Meribah near Kadesh. That was in the desert of Zin. There, in front of the people of Israel, you did not honor me and show that I am holy.