2 Esdras 1:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ What kind of return is this for the favors I granted you?^[a]

When you were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, you called out to me, ¹⁸ “Why did you lead us into this wilderness to kill us? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this desert.” ¹⁹ Therefore, I felt sorry for your groans. I gave you manna, and you ate.