Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And they speak against God -- they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

Holman Bible

They spoke against God, saying,
“Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?

International Standard Version

They spoke against God by asking, "Is God able to prepare a feast in the desert?

A Conservative Version

Yea, they spoke against God. They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

American Standard Version

Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?

Julia Smith Translation

And they will speak against God; they said, Will God be able to arrange a table in the desert?

King James 2000

Yea, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they spoke against God. They said, "Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?

Modern King James verseion

And they spoke against God; they said, Can God set a table in the wilderness?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they spake against God, and said, "Yea yea, God shall prepare a table in the wilderness, shall he?

NET Bible

They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?

New Heart English Bible

Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

The Emphasized Bible

Yea they spake against Elohim, - They said, Can GOD prepare a table in the desert?

Webster

Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

World English Bible

Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Lessons From Israel's Past

18 And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust. 19 And they speak against God -- they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?' 20 Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. 'Also -- bread is He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'

Cross References

Numbers 21:5

and the people speak against God, and against Moses, 'Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'

Numbers 11:4

And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?

Exodus 16:3

and the sons of Israel say unto them, 'Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety -- for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.'

Exodus 16:8-10

And Moses saith, 'In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety -- in Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, which ye are murmuring against Him, and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.'

Numbers 11:13

Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give to us flesh, and we eat.

Numbers 20:3

and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, 'And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!

2 Chronicles 32:19

and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man.

Job 34:37

For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.

Psalm 23:5

Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

Romans 9:20

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make thus?

Revelation 13:6

and it did open its mouth for evil-speaking toward God, to speak evil of His name, and of His tabernacle, and of those who in the heaven tabernacle,

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