And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? (A)Has he not spoken through us also?” And (B)the Lord heard it.

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“Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”(A) And the Lord heard this.(B)

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12 And you shall know that I am the Lord.

(A)“I have heard all the revilings that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are laid desolate; (B)they are given us to devour.’ 13 And (C)you magnified yourselves against me (D)with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it.

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12 Then you will know that I the Lord have heard all the contemptible things you have said against the mountains of Israel. You said, “They have been laid waste and have been given over to us to devour.(A) 13 You boasted(B) against me and spoke against me without restraint, and I heard it.(C)

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(A)They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, (B)“You have gone too far! For (C)all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

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They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(A) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(B) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(C) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(D)

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For (A)I brought you up from the land of Egypt
    and (B)redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
    Aaron, and (C)Miriam.

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I brought you up out of Egypt(A)
    and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(B)
I sent Moses(C) to lead you,
    also Aaron(D) and Miriam.(E)

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(A)It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for (B)the remnant that is left.’”

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It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule(A) the living God,(B) and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard.(C) Therefore pray(D) for the remnant(E) that still survives.”

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(A)It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent (B)to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for (C)the remnant that is left.”

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It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule(A) the living God, and that he will rebuke(B) him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant(C) that still survives.”

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The People Complain

11 And (A)the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, (B)his anger was kindled, and (C)the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.

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Fire From the Lord

11 Now the people complained(A) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(B) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(C) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(D) and consumed(E) some of the outskirts of the camp.

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Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. (A)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for (B)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

14 Do all things (A)without grumbling or (B)disputing,

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14 Do everything without grumbling(A) or arguing,

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Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves.

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)

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10 (A)Love one another with brotherly affection. (B)Outdo one another in showing honor.

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10 Be devoted to one another in love.(A) Honor one another above yourselves.(B)

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27 And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and (A)she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

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27 After the time of mourning(A) was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased(B) the Lord.

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29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? (A)Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”

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29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets(A) and that the Lord would put his Spirit(B) on them!”(C)

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