Exodus 15:24

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Exodus 15:24

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

General references

What

Exodus 17:3

Psalm 78:19

Matthew 6:25

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And they said to Moses, Was there no resting-place for the dead in Egypt, that you have taken us away to come to our death in the waste land? why have you taken us out of Egypt?

And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:

And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?

Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.

Then all the people gave load cries of grief, and all that night they gave themselves up to weeping.

So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?

And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.

And there was no water for the people: and they came together against Moses and against Aaron.

And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.

Do all things without protests and arguments;

These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.

What

They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?