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17 Yet they still continued to sin against him. They rebelled against the Most High in the desert.
18 In their heart they put God to the test by asking food according to their desire.
19 Then they spoke against God. They said: Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, and streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide meat for His people?
21 Therefore Jehovah heard and was full of wrath. A fire was kindled against Jacob and anger also mounted against Israel,
22 Because they did not believe in God and did not trust in his salvation.
23 Yet he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.
24 He rained down manna upon them to eat and gave them food from heaven.
25 Man did eat the bread of angels. He sent them food in abundance.
26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and by his power he directed the south wind.
27 He rained meat upon them like the dust, even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
28 Then he let them fall in the midst of their camp, round about their dwellings.
29 So they ate and were well filled, and their desire he gave to them.
30 Before they had satisfied their desire, while their food was in their mouths,
31 The anger of God rose against them and killed some of their stoutest ones, and subdued the choice men of Israel.
32 In spite of all this they still sinned. They did not believe in his wonderful works.
33 He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.
34 When he killed some of them, the rest searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.
35 They remembered that God was their rock, that the Most High was their defender.
36 They flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not loyal to him. They were not faithful to his promise.
38 But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.
39 He remembered that they were only flesh and blood, a breeze that blows and does not return.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!
41 They tested God again and again, and they pushed the Holy One of Israel to the limit.
42 They did not remember his power and the day he freed them from their oppressor,