Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

King James Version

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Holman Bible

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

International Standard Version

They were overwhelmed with craving in the wilderness, so God tested them in the wasteland.

A Conservative Version

but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and challenged God in the desert.

American Standard Version

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

Amplified


But lusted intensely in the wilderness
And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

Bible in Basic English

They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

Darby Translation

And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will desire a desire in the desert, and they will tempt God in the waste.

King James 2000

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they {craved intensely} in the wilderness, and tested God in [the] desert.

Modern King James verseion

but they lusted greedily in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A lust came upon them in the wilderness, so that they tempted God in the desert.

NET Bible

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

New Heart English Bible

but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

The Emphasized Bible

But lusted a lust in the desert, and tested GOD in the waste.

Webster

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

World English Bible

but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But lusted
אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

in the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

and tempted
נסה 
Nacah 
Usage: 36

God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

13 They quickly forgot his works and they did not wait for his counsel. 14 But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.
15 He gave them what they asked for. He also gave them a degenerative disease.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:9

Do not test Jehovah like some of them also did and were destroyed by serpents.

Exodus 17:2

So they complained to Moses about this: Give us water to drink! Moses said: Why do you complain to me? Why do you test Jehovah?

Numbers 11:4

Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: If only we had meat to eat!

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did.

Numbers 11:33-34

While the meat was still in their mouths, before they had even had a chance to chew it, Jehovah became angry with the people and struck them with a severe plague.

Numbers 14:22

none of the people who saw my glory and the miraculous signs I did in Egypt and in the desert will see the land I promised their ancestors. They have tested me now ten times and refused to obey me.

Deuteronomy 9:22

Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked Jehovah to anger.

Psalm 78:18-20

In their heart they put God to the test by asking food according to their desire.

Psalm 78:30

Before they had satisfied their desire, while their food was in their mouths,

Psalm 78:40-41

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!

Psalm 95:8-9

Do not harden your hearts, as in the day of strife, as in the day of testing in the wilderness.

Hebrews 3:8-10

do not harden your hearts and be stubborn like those who tested me in the day of temptation in the wilderness.

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