In the wilderness they craved ravenously, in the desert they tested God.
1 Corinthians 10:9 - Tree of Life Version And let’s not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were destroyed by serpents. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We should not tempt the Lord [try His patience, become a trial to Him, critically appraise Him, and exploit His goodness] as some of them did–and were killed by poisonous serpents; [Num. 21:5, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. Common English Bible Let’s not test Christ, like some of them did, and were killed by the snakes. Catholic Public Domain Version And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. |
In the wilderness they craved ravenously, in the desert they tested God.
They put God to the test in their heart by demanding food for their craving.
Yet they tested and rebelled against El Elyon, and did not keep His decrees.
when your fathers tested Me, they challenged Me, even though they had seen My work.
So the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Adonai?”
The name of the place was called Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of Bnei-Yisrael, and because they tested Adonai saying, “Is Adonai among us, or not?”