Psalms 106:14
12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
13 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
15 So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
16 In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
- KJV
- But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
- WEB
- but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
- ASV
- But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
- DARBY
- And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
- BLB
- and they craved with desire in the wilderness, and they tested God in the desert.
- ÅB
- men de ble grepet av begjærlighet i ørkenen, og de fristet Gud på det øde sted.
- OTB
- men ble grepet av lyst i ørkenen,
og fristet Gud i ødemarken. - B1930
- men de blev grepet av begjærlighet i ørkenen, og de fristet Gud på det øde sted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:6
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
Read in contextNumbers 11:4
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Read in contextExodus 17:2
So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
Read in contextHebrews 3:8–10
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Read in contextPsalms 78:18–20
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
Read in contextPsalms 78:30
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
Read in contextNumbers 14:22
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
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