Numbers 11:1
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Complaining in the Desert
11 Now when the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, the Lord heard it, and his anger was kindled. Then the fire of the Lord burned against them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.(A)
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2 Kings 1:12
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12 But Elijah answered him,[a] “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
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- 1.12 Gk: Heb them
Leviticus 10:2
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2 And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:10
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10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.(A)
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Psalm 106:18
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18 Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.(A)
Psalm 78:21
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21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of rage;
a fire was kindled against Jacob,
his anger mounted against Israel,(A)
Deuteronomy 32:22
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22 For a fire is kindled by my anger
and burns to the depths of Sheol;
it devours the earth and its increase
and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.(A)
Deuteronomy 9:22
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22 “At Taberah also, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked the Lord to wrath.(A)
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Numbers 21:5
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5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.”(A)
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Numbers 16:35
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35 And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred fifty men offering the incense.(A)
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Exodus 17:2-3
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2 The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”(A) 3 But the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?”(B)
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Jude 16
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16 These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;[a] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.(A)
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- 16 Other ancient authorities read their own lusts
Isaiah 33:14
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14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
“Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting flames?”
Isaiah 30:33
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33 For his burning place[a] has long been prepared, also for the king;[b] its pyre is made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.(A)
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Job 1:16
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16 While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them; I alone have escaped to tell you.”(A)
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2 Samuel 11:27
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27 When the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son.
Nathan Condemns David
But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord,(A)
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Numbers 20:2-5
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2 Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron.(A) 3 The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had died when our kindred died before the Lord!(B) 4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?(C) 5 Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.”
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Exodus 16:9
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9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites: ‘Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.’ ”(A)
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Exodus 16:7
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7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?”(A)
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Exodus 15:23-24
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23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.[a](A) 24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”(B)
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- 15.23 That is, bitterness
Genesis 38:10
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10 What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
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Mark 9:43-49
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43 If your hand causes you to sin,[a] cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell,[b] to the unquenchable fire.[c](A) 45 And if your foot causes you to sin,[d] cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell.[e][f](B) 47 And if your eye causes you to sin,[g] tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,[h](C) 48 where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.(D)
49 “For everyone will be salted with fire.[i](E)
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- 9.43 Or stumble
- 9.43 Gk Gehenna
- 9.43 Other ancient authorities add 9.44 and 9.46, which are identical to 9.48
- 9.45 Or stumble
- 9.45 Gk Gehenna
- 9.45 Other ancient authorities add 9.44 and 9.46, which are identical to 9.48
- 9.47 Or stumble
- 9.47 Gk Gehenna
- 9.49 Other ancient authorities add or substitute and every sacrifice will be salted with salt
Nahum 1:5
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5 The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
the world and all who live in it.(A)
Lamentations 3:39
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39 Why should any who draw breath complain
about the punishment of their sins?(A)
Deuteronomy 25:18
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18 how he attacked you on the way, when you were faint and weary, and struck down all who lagged behind you; he did not fear God.
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