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"Why have you brought us out to this desert to kill us? Being slaves to the Egyptians was better than coming here to die.'
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Even when I destroyed your enemies, you did not appreciate what I had done. You have never done anything but complain.
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Have you forgotten the blessings I gave you? There in the desert when you were hungry and thirsty you cried out to me:
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"Why have you brought us out to this desert to kill us? Being slaves to the Egyptians was better than coming here to die.'
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I was moved by your bitter groans and gave you manna, the bread of angels.
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When you were thirsty, I split the rock and all the water you needed flowed out. To protect you from the heat, I provided you with shade trees.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.