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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 106, Verse 14

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They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
King James Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
American Standard Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
New English Translation
In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the wastelands.
World English Bible
but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
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And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
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They envied Moses also in the camp, [and] Aaron the saint of the LORD.
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The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
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And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
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They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
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Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
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They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
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Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [and] terrible things by the Red sea.
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Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy [them].
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Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: