Numbers 21:5

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Summary

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.

Spake

And our soul

General references

Exodus 15:24

Numbers 11:6

Bible References

Spake

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

Then all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.

Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?

Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish, we are dying, we are all dying!

Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt?

So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

God

makes a home for the lonely;

He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

And our soul

but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.”

When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.

He rained down manna upon them to eat
And gave them

food from heaven.

A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.

General references

So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.”