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17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
    rebelling against the Most High in the desert.(A)

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17 But they continued to sin(A) against him,
    rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.

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10 But they rebelled
    and grieved his holy spirit;
therefore he became their enemy;
    he himself fought against them.(A)

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10 Yet they rebelled(A)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(B)
So he turned and became their enemy(C)
    and he himself fought(D) against them.

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16 Now who were they who heard and rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses?(A) 17 And with whom was he angry forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?(B) 18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?(C) 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.(D)

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16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?(A) 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?(B) 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest(C) if not to those who disobeyed?(D) 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.(E)

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13 But they soon forgot his works;
    they did not wait for his counsel.(A)
14 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness
    and put God to the test in the desert;(B)
15 he gave them what they asked
    but sent a wasting disease among them.(C)

16 They were jealous of Moses in the camp
    and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.(D)
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
    and covered the faction of Abiram.(E)
18 Fire also broke out in their company;
    the flame burned up the wicked.(F)

19 They made a calf at Horeb
    and worshiped a cast image.(G)
20 They exchanged the glory of God[a]
    for the image of an ox that eats grass.(H)
21 They forgot God, their Savior,
    who had done great things in Egypt,(I)
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
    and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.[b](J)
23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
    to turn away his wrath from destroying them.(K)

24 Then they despised the pleasant land,
    having no faith in his promise.(L)
25 They grumbled in their tents
    and did not obey the voice of the Lord.(M)
26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness(N)
27 and would disperse[c] their descendants among the nations,
    scattering them over the lands.(O)

28 Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor
    and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;(P)
29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
    and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and interceded,
    and the plague was stopped.(Q)
31 And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness
    from generation to generation forever.(R)

32 They angered the Lord[d] at the waters of Meribah,
    and it went ill with Moses on their account,(S)

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Footnotes

  1. 106.20 Compare Gk mss: Heb exchanged their glory
  2. 106.22 Or Sea of Reeds
  3. 106.27 Syr: Heb cause to fall
  4. 106.32 Heb him

13 But they soon forgot(A) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(B)
14 In the desert(C) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(D) they put God to the test.(E)
15 So he gave them(F) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease(G) among them.

16 In the camp they grew envious(H) of Moses
    and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17 The earth opened(I) up and swallowed Dathan;(J)
    it buried the company of Abiram.(K)
18 Fire blazed(L) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.
19 At Horeb they made a calf(M)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(N)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(O) who saved them,
    who had done great things(P) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(Q)
    and awesome deeds(R) by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy(S) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(T) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised(U) the pleasant land;(V)
    they did not believe(W) his promise.
25 They grumbled(X) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(Y) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(Z)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter(AA) them throughout the lands.

28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(AB)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(AC) by their wicked deeds,(AD)
    and a plague(AE) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(AF) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.(AG)
31 This was credited to him(AH) as righteousness
    for endless generations(AI) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(AJ) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;

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    Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
    as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,(A)
when your ancestors tested me
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.(B)
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
    and said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,
    and they do not regard my ways.”(C)

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“Do not harden your hearts(A) as you did at Meribah,[a](B)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(C)
where your ancestors tested(D) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(E) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(F)
    and they have not known my ways.’(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

32 In spite of all this they still sinned;
    they did not believe in his wonders.(A)

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32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(A)
    in spite of his wonders,(B) they did not believe.(C)

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12 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Get up; go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have been quick to turn from the way that I commanded them; they have cast an image for themselves.’(A) 13 Furthermore, the Lord said to me, ‘I have seen that this people is indeed a stubborn people.(B) 14 Let me alone that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven, and I will make of you a nation mightier and more numerous than they.’(C)

15 “So I turned and went down from the mountain, while the mountain was ablaze; the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.(D) 16 Then I saw that you had indeed sinned against the Lord your God, by casting for yourselves an image;[a] you had been quick to turn from the way that the Lord had commanded you.(E) 17 So I took hold of the two tablets and flung them from my two hands, smashing them before your eyes. 18 Then I lay prostrate before the Lord as before, forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water because of all the sin you had committed, provoking the Lord by doing what was evil in his sight.(F) 19 For I was afraid that the anger that the Lord bore against you was so fierce that he would destroy you. But the Lord listened to me that time also.(G) 20 The Lord was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him, but I interceded also on behalf of Aaron at that same time. 21 Then I took the sinful thing you had made, the calf, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was reduced to dust, and I threw the dust into the stream that runs down the mountain.(H)

22 “At Taberah also, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked the Lord to wrath.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.16 Gk: Heb image of a calf

12 Then the Lord told me, “Go down from here at once, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt.(A) They have turned away quickly(B) from what I commanded them and have made an idol for themselves.”

13 And the Lord said to me, “I have seen this people(C), and they are a stiff-necked people indeed! 14 Let me alone,(D) so that I may destroy them and blot out(E) their name from under heaven.(F) And I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.”

15 So I turned and went down from the mountain while it was ablaze with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.(G) 16 When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made for yourselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf.(H) You had turned aside quickly from the way that the Lord had commanded you. 17 So I took the two tablets and threw them out of my hands, breaking them to pieces before your eyes.

18 Then once again I fell(I) prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water,(J) because of all the sin you had committed,(K) doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight and so arousing his anger. 19 I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you.(L) But again the Lord listened to me.(M) 20 And the Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I prayed for Aaron too. 21 Also I took that sinful thing of yours, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust(N) and threw the dust into a stream that flowed down the mountain.(O)

22 You also made the Lord angry(P) at Taberah,(Q) at Massah(R) and at Kibroth Hattaavah.(S)

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“Even at Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was so angry with you that he was ready to destroy you.(A)

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At Horeb you aroused the Lord’s wrath(A) so that he was angry enough to destroy you.(B)

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