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Num. 11:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Andi when the people γcomplained, δit displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his angerk was kindled; and the firel of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

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Deut. 9:22• ²²And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath. (Deut. 9:22)

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or, were as it were complainers.

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it was evil in the ears of.

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Psa. 78:21• ²¹Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel: (Psa. 78:21)

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Lev. 10:2• ²And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah. (Lev. 10:2)

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2 Kings 1:12• ¹²And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty. (2 Kings 1:12)

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1-3: The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer.

4-9: The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna.

10-15: Moses complains of his charge.

16-20: God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, and to give the people flesh for a month.

21-30: Moses' faith is staggered.

31-35: Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.

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Num. 10:33• ³³And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah and went three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them. (Num. 10:33)

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Num. 20:2‑5• ²And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
³And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
⁴And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
⁵And why have ye made us to go up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink. (Num. 20:2‑5)

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Num. 21:5• ⁵and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread. (Num. 21:5)

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Ex. 15:23‑24• ²³And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.
²⁴And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? (Ex. 15:23‑24)

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Ex. 16:2‑3,7,9• ²And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
³And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger!
⁷and in the morning, then shall ye see the glory of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings against Jehovah;--and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
⁹And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the assembly of the children of Israel, Come near into the presence of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings. (Ex. 16:2‑3,7,9)

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Ex. 17:2‑3• ²And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?
³And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? (Ex. 17:2‑3)

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Deut. 9:22• ²²And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath. (Deut. 9:22)

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Lam. 3:39• ³⁹Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? (Lam. 3:39)

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1 Cor. 10:10• ¹⁰Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer. (1 Cor. 10:10)

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Jude 16• ¹⁶These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit. (Jude 16)

complained.

or, were as it were complainers.

it displeasedthe Lord.

Heb. it was evil in the ears of the Lord.

Gen. 38:10• ¹⁰And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also. (Gen. 38:10)

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2 Sam. 11:27• ²⁷And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah. (2 Sam. 11:27)

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2 Sam. 11• (2 Sam. 11)

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James 5:4• ⁴Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. (James 5:4)

and the fire.

Num. 16:35• ³⁵And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense. (Num. 16:35)

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Lev. 10:2• ²And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah. (Lev. 10:2)

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Deut. 32:22• ²²For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And it shall burn into the lowest Sheol, And shall consume the earth and its produce, And set fire to the foundations of the mountains. (Deut. 32:22)

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2 Kings 1:12• ¹²And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty. (2 Kings 1:12)

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Job 1:16• ¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee. (Job 1:16)

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Psa. 78:21• ²¹Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel: (Psa. 78:21)

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Psa. 106:18• ¹⁸And fire was kindled in their company; a flame burned up the wicked. (Psa. 106:18)

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Isa. 30:33• ³³For Topheth is prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; its pile is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Isa. 30:33)

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Isa. 33:14• ¹⁴The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames? (Isa. 33:14)

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Nah. 1:5• ⁵The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein. (Nah. 1:5)

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Mark 9:43‑49• ⁴³And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
⁴⁴where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁵And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
⁴⁶where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁷And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,
⁴⁸where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁹For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (Mark 9:43‑49)

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Heb. 12:29• ²⁹For also our God is a consuming fire. (Heb. 12:29)

the uttermost.

Deut. 25:18• ¹⁸how he met thee on the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all the feeble that lagged behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary, and he feared not God. (Deut. 25:18)

• The first thing we find, after the sweet manifestation of the love of God, is the murmuring of the people. They complain of fatigue, where God is seeking a resting-place for them. (“Numbers 11” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evilb in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed some in the extremity of the camp.

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Or "that the people became like men complaining of evil."