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Behold, He struck the rock, So that the waters gushed out, And the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide meat for His people?"
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Therefore the Lord heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,
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Because they did not believe in God, And did not trust in His salvation.
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Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,
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Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven.
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Men ate angels' food; He sent them food to the full.
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He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.
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He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
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And He let them fall in the midst of their camp, All around their dwellings.
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So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.
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They were not deprived of their craving; But while their food was still in their mouths,
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The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.
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In spite of this they still sinned, And did not believe in His wondrous works.
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Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.
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When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
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Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.
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Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue;
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For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
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But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;
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For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.
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How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!