Numbers 21:5 Cross References

Numbers 21:5

5: and they began to murmur against God and Moses. "Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?" they complained. "There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this wretched manna!"

Psalms 78:19

  1. They even spoke against God himself, saying, "God can't give us food in the desert.

Numbers 16:13

  1. Isn't it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects?
  2. What's more, you haven't brought us into the land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool us? We will not come."

Numbers 16:41

  1. But the very next morning the whole community began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You two have killed the LORD's people!"

Exodus 17:2

  1. So once more the people grumbled and complained to Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded. "Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you arguing with me? And why are you testing the LORD?"
  2. But tormented by thirst, they continued to complain, "Why did you ever take us out of Egypt? Why did you bring us here? We, our children, and our livestock will all die!"

Numbers 14:1

  1. Then all the people began weeping aloud, and they cried all night.
  2. Their voices rose in a great chorus of complaint against Moses and Aaron. "We wish we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!" they wailed.
  3. "Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and little ones will be carried off as slaves! Let's get out of here and return to Egypt!"
  4. Then they plotted among themselves, "Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt!"

Exodus 14:11

  1. Then they turned against Moses and complained, "Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren't there enough graves for us in Egypt? Why did you make us leave?

Exodus 16:2

  1. There, too, the whole community of Israel spoke bitterly against Moses and Aaron.
  2. "Oh, that we were back in Egypt," they moaned. "It would have been better if the LORD had killed us there! At least there we had plenty to eat. But now you have brought us into this desert to starve us to death."

Numbers 11:1

  1. The people soon began to complain to the LORD about their hardships; and when the LORD heard them, his anger blazed against them. Fire from the LORD raged among them and destroyed the outskirts of the camp.
  2. The people screamed to Moses for help; and when he prayed to the LORD, the fire stopped.
  3. After that, the area was known as Taberah--"the place of burning"--because fire from the LORD had burned among them there.
  4. Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt, and the people of Israel also began to complain. "Oh, for some meat!" they exclaimed.
  5. "We remember all the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic that we wanted.

Numbers 17:12

  1. Then the people of Israel said to Moses, "We are as good as dead! We are ruined!

Exodus 16:7

  1. In the morning you will see the glorious presence of the LORD. He has heard your complaints, which are against the LORD and not against us.
  2. The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. Yes, your complaints are against the LORD, not against us."

Proverbs 27:7

  1. Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

Exodus 16:15

  1. The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. "What is it?" they asked. And Moses told them, "It is the food the LORD has given you.

Psalms 78:24

  1. and rained down manna for them to eat. He gave them bread from heaven.
  2. They ate the food of angels! God gave them all they could hold.

Psalms 68:6

  1. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But for rebels, there is only famine and distress.

Exodus 15:24

  1. Then the people turned against Moses. "What are we going to drink?" they demanded.

Exodus 16:31

  1. In time, the food became known as manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey cakes.
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