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Yet they still went on to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
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They tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
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Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
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Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, Streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?"
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Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, Anger also went up against Israel,
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Because they didn`t believe in God, And didn`t trust in his salvation.
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Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven.
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He rained down manna on them to eat, And gave them food from the sky.
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Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
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He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
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He rained also flesh on them as the dust; Winged birds as the sand of the seas.
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He let them fall in the midst of their camp, Around their habitations.
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So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
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They didn`t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
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When the anger of God went up against them, And killed some of the fattest of them, And struck down the young men of Israel.
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For all this they still sinned, And didn`t believe in his wondrous works.
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Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in terror.
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When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
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They remembered that God was their rock, The Most High God their redeemer.
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But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied to him with their tongue.
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For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
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But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn`t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, And didn`t stir up all his wrath.
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He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes away, and doesn`t come again.
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How often did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!
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They turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.
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They didn`t remember his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;