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13 But it didn’t take long for them to forget what He had done.
    They moved on without waiting for His instructions,
14 So our ancestors became very hungry in the wilderness
    and the rabble grumbled and complained, testing God’s patience in the desert.
15 Although He granted their request,
    He also sent a disease that caused them to waste away.

16 While they were camped in the desert, some began to be jealous of Moses
    and Aaron, the holy priest of the Eternal.
17 The earth opened up, and a deep fissure swallowed Dathan
    and buried Abiram’s group.
18 A blaze ignited where they were gathered;
    the fire consumed the wicked mob.

19 The people made a golden calf in Horeb
    and bowed to worship an image they had made.
20 They traded the glory of God
    for the likeness of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot about God, their True Savior,
    who had done great things for them in Egypt—
22 Miracles in the land of Ham
    and amazing deeds at the Red Sea.

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