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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.
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I divided fertile lands among you and drove out the Canaanites, the Perizzites, and the Philistines who opposed your advance. What more could I have done for you?
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"The Lord Almighty says: There in the desert by the river of bitter water when you were thirsty and cursed me,