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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• ²²{i}And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.{/i} (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;{HR}And fire was kindled against Jacob,{HR}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• ¹²{i}And 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.{/i} (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.

And when.

Num. 10:33• ³³{i}And 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.{/i} (Num. 10:33)

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Num. 20:2‑5• ²{i}And{/i} there was no water, for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
³{i}And the people contended with Moses,{/i} and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
⁴{i}And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?{/i}
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• ⁵{i}and 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.{/i} (Num. 21:5)

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Ex. 15:23‑24• ²³{i}And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter{/i}; 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• ²{i}And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.{/i}
³{i}And 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!{/i}
⁷{i}and 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?{/i}
⁹{i}And 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.{/i} (Ex. 16:2‑3,7,9)

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Ex. 17:2‑3• ²{i}And 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?{/i}
³{i}And 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?{/i} (Ex. 17:2‑3)

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Deut. 9:22• ²²{i}And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.{/i} (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, according 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 speaketh swelling things, 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 what he did was evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and he slew him also. (Gen. 38:10)

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2 Sam. 11:27• ²⁷{i}And 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.{/i} (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 labourers who reaped your fields, that is kept back of you crieth out, and the cries of those that reaped entered into the ears of Jehovah of hosts. (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 offered 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• ²²{i}For a fire is kindled in mine anger,{HR}And it shall burn into the lowest Sheol,{HR}And shall consume the earth and its produce,{HR}And set fire to the foundations of the mountains.{HR}{/i} (Deut. 32:22)

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2 Kings 1:12• ¹²{i}And 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.{/i} (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 Jehovah heard and was wroth;{HR}And fire was kindled against Jacob,{HR}And anger also went up against Israel; (Psa. 78:21)

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Psa. 106:18• ¹⁸And a fire burned in their company,{HR}A flame consumed wicked ones. (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: the pile thereof 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; 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 ensnare thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable
⁴⁴[where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched].
⁴⁵And if thy foot ensnare thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable
⁴⁶[where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched].
⁴⁷And if thine eye ensnare 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 the hell of fire:
⁴⁸where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
⁴⁹{i}For{/i} every one shall be salted with fire, {i}and{/i} 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 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.

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

W. Kelly Translation

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And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil 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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)