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Psalms 106:14

They were seized with craving in the wildernessand tested God in the desert.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Patience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Desert;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Quail;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeshimon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallelujah;   Psalms;   Temptation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Desert, Wilderness;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Moloch;   Quails;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Desert;   Psalms the book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Desert;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeshimon;   Lust;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Covetousness;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for February 20;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.
King James Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
English Standard Version
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
New Century Version
They became greedy for food in the desert, and they tested God there.
New English Translation
In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.
Amplified Bible
But lusted intensely in the wilderness And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.
New American Standard Bible
But became lustfully greedy in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the desert.
World English Bible
But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But lusted with concupiscence in the wildernes, and tempted God in the desert.
Legacy Standard Bible
But craved intensely in the wilderness,And put God to the test in the wasteland.
Berean Standard Bible
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
Contemporary English Version
They became greedy for food and tested you there in the desert.
Complete Jewish Bible
In the desert they gave way to insatiable greed; in the wastelands they put God to the test.
Darby Translation
And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
Easy-to-Read Version
They became hungry in the desert, and they tested him in the wilderness.
George Lamsa Translation
But craved exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
Good News Translation
They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test;
Lexham English Bible
And they craved intensely in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
Literal Translation
and they greedily lusted in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A lust came vpo them in the wildernesse, so that they tempted God in the deserte.
American Standard Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
Bible in Basic English
They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert.
King James Version (1611)
But lusted exceedingly in the wildernes: & tempted God in the desert.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were taken with a great lust in the wyldernesse: and they tempted God in the desert.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry land.
English Revised Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei coueitiden coueitise in deseert; and temptiden God in a place with out watir.
Update Bible Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
Webster's Bible Translation
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
New King James Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.
New Living Translation
In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God's patience in that dry wasteland.
New Life Bible
They wanted many things in the desert, and they tempted God there.
New Revised Standard
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But lusted a lust in the desert, and tested GOD in the waste.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(105-14) And they coveted their desire in the desert: and they tempted God in the place without water.
Revised Standard Version
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
Young's Literal Translation
And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

Contextual Overview

13They soon forgot his worksand would not wait for his counsel. 14They were seized with craving in the wildernessand tested God in the desert.15He gave them what they asked for,but sent a wasting disease among them. 16In the camp they were envious of Mosesand of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;it covered the assembly of Abiram. 18Fire blazed throughout their assembly;flames consumed the wicked. 19At Horeb they made a calfand worshiped the cast metal image. 20They exchanged their gloryfor the image of a grass-eating ox. 21They forgot God their Savior,who did great things in Egypt, 22wondrous works in the land of Ham,awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But: Psalms 78:18, Psalms 78:30, Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:33, Numbers 11:34, Deuteronomy 9:22, 1 Corinthians 10:6

lusted exceedingly: Heb. lusted a lust

tempted: Psalms 78:18-20, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 78:41, Psalms 95:8, Psalms 95:9, Exodus 17:2, Numbers 14:22, 1 Corinthians 10:9, Hebrews 3:8-10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 14:26 - thy soul 1 Samuel 8:8 - General Malachi 3:15 - they that tempt Matthew 4:7 - Thou Luke 4:12 - Thou Revelation 18:14 - thy soul

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,.... Or, "lusted a lust" p as in Numbers 11:4 to which story there related this refers; they were not content with the manna they had every day, though very nourishing and of a sweet taste; they lusted after the fish and flesh of Egypt, and other things they ate there; so that this was not a natural lust, or craving after food and drink, to satisfy nature, which would not have been criminal; but a voluptuous last to gratify their appetite: it was lusting after evil tidings, as the apostle interprets it, 1 Corinthians 10:6, lust after sinful things, or any unlawful object, or after anything in an unlawful way, is sin.

And tempted God in the desert; which is expressly forbidden by a law which our Lord referred to when he was tempted by Satan in the wilderness: a very ungrateful action this, since God tempts no man to sin; a very daring impiety, a sin of the first magnitude, and which lay in making experiments, in trying whether the presence of God was among them or not; and putting God as it were on proving that he had power sufficient to provide for them in the wilderness; see Exodus 17:7. It seems it was Jesus Christ whom they tempted, from whence it appears that he is truly God, 1 Corinthians 10:9. Both in this and the preceding clause an emphasis lies on the place where all this was done, the wilderness or desert, where God had done such great things for them, and where they could not help themselves, but were wholly and immediately dependent on him.

p יתאוו תאוה "concupierunt concupiscentiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness - Margin, as in Hebrew, “lusted a lust.” The reference is to their desire of better food than the manna.

And tempted God in the desert - Tried God, whether he “could” provide for them food and drink. Psalms 78:19-20.


 
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