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They soon forgot his works. They didn`t wait for his counsel,
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But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.
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He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
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They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron, Yahweh`s saint.
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The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.
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A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
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They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.
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Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.
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They forgot God, their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,
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Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Red Sea.
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Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn`t destroy them.
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Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn`t believe his word,
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But murmured in their tents, And didn`t listen to the voice of Yahweh.
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Therefore he swore to them That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
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That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
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They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
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Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
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Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, So the plague was stopped.
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That was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forevermore.
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They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
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Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.