He moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it Rehoboth, for he said, “At last the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

So he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the journey.”

“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage.

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?”

He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

“If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.”

“Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned;
And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

“You have become cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

They wander about for food
And growl if they are not satisfied.

Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel.

And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.
If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

Behold, the day of the Lord is coming,
Cruel, with fury and burning anger,
To make the land a desolation;
And He will exterminate its sinners from it.

“Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master,
And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of hosts.

“You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.

All of us growl like bears,
And moan sadly like doves;
We hope for justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.

“They seize bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice roars like the sea,
And they ride on horses,
Arrayed as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”

‘All your lovers have forgotten you,
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel one,
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous.

“They seize their bow and javelin;
They are cruel and have no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
Marshalled like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.

“They will roar together like young lions,
They will growl like lions’ cubs.

Even jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness.

Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies.

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?