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Psalms 78:19

Doubt

17 But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

18 They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

20 When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”

21 Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,

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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.

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BSB
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
KJV
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
WEB
Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
ASV
Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
DARBY
And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
BLB
And they spoke against God, saying, “Is God able to arrange a table in the wilderness?
ÅB
Og de talte mot Gud, de sa: Kan vel Gud dekke bord i ørkenen?
OTB
Så talte de mot Gud;
De sa: "Kan Gud dekke et bord i ørkenen?
B1930
Og de talte mot Gud, de sa: Kan vel Gud dekke bord i ørkenen?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 21:5

    and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

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  • Numbers 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?

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  • Exodus 16:3

    “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

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  • Exodus 16:8–10

    And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

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  • Psalms 23:5

    You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

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  • Numbers 20:3

    The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!

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  • Numbers 11:13

    Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

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  • Job 34:37

    For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”

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