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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 the Lord 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 the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; (Psa. 78:21)

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

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2 Kings 1:12• ¹²And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, 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 departed from the mount of the Lord three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord 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 congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
³And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
⁴And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
⁵And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto 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 spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. (Num. 21:5)

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Ex. 15:23‑24• ²³And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of 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 congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
³And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
⁷And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
⁹And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings. (Ex. 16:2‑3,7,9)

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Ex. 17:2‑3• ²Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
³And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this 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 the Lord 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 also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. (1 Cor. 10:10)

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Jude 16• ¹⁶These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. (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 displeased the Lord: wherefore 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 bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. (2 Sam. 11:27)

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2 Sam. 11• (2 Sam. 11)

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James 5:4• ⁴Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which 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 the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. (Num. 16:35)

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

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Deut. 32:22• ²²For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (Deut. 32:22)

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

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Job 1:16• ¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath 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 the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; (Psa. 78:21)

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

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

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

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

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Mark 9:43‑49• ⁴³And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
⁴⁴Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁵And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
⁴⁶Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁷And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
⁴⁸Where their worm dieth 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 our God is a consuming fire. (Heb. 12:29)

the uttermost.

Deut. 25:18• ¹⁸How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble 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.

JND Translation Notes

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