'Provoked' in the Bible
“Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God in the wilderness. You have been rebelling against the Lord from the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place.
You provoked the Lord at Horeb, and He was angry enough with you to destroy you.
They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods;they enraged Him with detestable practices.
When the Lord saw this, He despised them,provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.
They have provoked My jealousywith their so-called gods;they have enraged Me with their worthless idols.So I will provoke their jealousywith an inferior people;I will enrage them with a foolish nation.