He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.
Numbers 21:5 - Good News Translation (US Version) and spoke against God and Moses. They complained, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We can't stand any more of this miserable food!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water, and we loathe this light (contemptible, unsubstantial) manna. American Standard Version (1901) And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Common English Bible The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why did you bring us up from Egypt to kill us in the desert, where there is no food or water. And we detest this miserable bread!” Catholic Public Domain Version And speaking against God and Moses, they said: "Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And speaking against God end Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. |
He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.
They said to Moses, “Weren't there any graves in Egypt? Did you have to bring us out here in the desert to die? Look what you have done by bringing us out of Egypt!
The people complained to Moses and asked, “What are we going to drink?”
When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, “What is it?” Moses said to them, “This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat.
The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.
When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.
“But that generation also defied me. They broke my laws and did not keep my commands, which bring life to anyone who obeys them. They profaned the Sabbath. I was ready to let them feel the force of my anger there in the desert and to kill them all.
but for a whole month, until it comes out of your ears, until you are sick of it. This will happen because you have rejected the Lord who is here among you and have complained to him that you should never have left Egypt.’”
The next day the whole community complained against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have killed some of the Lord's people.”
We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did—and they were killed by snakes.