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

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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 (A)But they rebelled
    (B)and grieved his Holy Spirit;
therefore he turned to be their enemy,
    and himself fought against them.

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

16 When men in the camp (G)were jealous of Moses
    and Aaron, (H)the holy one of the Lord,
17 (I)the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
    and covered the company of Abiram.
18 (J)Fire also broke out in their company;
    the flame burned up the wicked.

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

24 Then they (R)despised (S)the pleasant land,
    having (T)no faith in his promise.
25 They (U)murmured in their tents,
    and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26 Therefore he (V)raised his hand and swore to them
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
    (W)scattering them among the lands.

28 Then they (X)yoked themselves to the (Y)Baal of Peor,
    and ate sacrifices offered to (Z)the dead;
29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
    and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then (AA)Phinehas stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was stayed.
31 And that was (AB)counted to him as righteousness
    from generation to generation forever.

32 They (AC)angered him at the waters of Meribah,
    and it went ill with Moses on their account,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:20 Hebrew exchanged their glory

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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    (A)do not harden your hearts, as at (B)Meribah,
    as on the day at (C)Massah in the wilderness,
when your fathers put me to the (D)test
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my (E)work.
10 (F)For forty years I loathed that generation
    and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
    and they have not known (G)my ways.”

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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 (A)still sinned;
    (B)despite his wonders, they did not believe.

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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, (A)‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have (B)turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them; they have made themselves a metal image.’

The Golden Calf

13 (C)“Furthermore, the Lord said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, it is (D)a stubborn people. 14 (E)Let me alone, that I may destroy them and (F)blot out their name from under heaven. And (G)I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’ 15 (H)So I turned and came down from the mountain, and (I)the mountain was burning with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. 16 And (J)I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had made yourselves a golden[a] calf. (K)You had turned aside quickly from the way that the Lord had commanded you. 17 So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and broke them before your eyes. 18 Then I (L)lay prostrate before the Lord (M)as before, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all the sin that you had committed, (N)in doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger. 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the Lord bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. (O)But the Lord listened to me that time also. 20 And the Lord was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. 21 Then (P)I took the sinful thing, the calf that you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. And I threw the dust of it into the brook that ran down from the mountain.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:16 Hebrew cast metal

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

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

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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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