Exodus 17:2 Cross References - NSB

² So they complained to Moses about this: »Give us water to drink!« Moses said: »Why do you complain to me? Why do you test Jehovah?«

¹ Rachel had not borne Jacob any children. As a result, she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob: »Give me children, or I will die.« ² Jacob became angry with Rachel. He said: »I cannot take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.«

²¹ They said: »May Jehovah see what you have done and judge you! You have made Pharaoh and his officials hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.«

¹¹ They also complained to Moses: Was there not enough room in Egypt to bury us? Is that why you brought us out here to die in the desert? Why did you bring us out of Egypt? ¹² »Did we not say in Egypt: Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert.«

²⁴ The people complained about Moses. They asked: »What can we drink?«

² The entire congregation complained about Moses and Aaron in the desert. ³ The Israelites said to them: »If only Jehovah had allowed us to die in Egypt! There we sat by our pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted! You brought us out into this desert to let us all starve to death!«

⁷ He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the complaining of the children of Israel, and because they tested Jehovah, saying: »Is Jehovah among us or not?«

⁴ Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: »If only we had meat to eat! ⁵ »Remember all the free fish we ate in Egypt and the cucumbers, watermelons, leeks, onions, and garlic we had? ⁶ »Now we have lost our appetite! Everywhere we look there is nothing but manna!«

² The congregation was without water. So they gathered to confront Moses and Aaron. ³ The people complained to Moses. They said: »If only we had died when the other Israelites died in Jehovah’s presence! ⁴ »Did you bring Jehovah’s assembly into this desert just to have us all die and our animals? ⁵ »Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us into this terrible place? This is no place to plant crops. Even figs, grapes, and pomegranates will not grow here. And there is no water to drink!«

⁵ and criticized God and Moses. They said: »Why did you make us leave Egypt only to let us die in the desert? There is no bread or water, and we cannot stand this awful food!«

² They complained to Moses and Aaron: »If only we had died in Egypt or in this desert!

²² none of the people who saw my glory and the miraculous signs I did in Egypt and in the desert will see the land I promised their ancestors. They have tested me now ten times and refused to obey me.

¹⁶ »Do not test Jehovah your God like you tested him in Massah.

⁶ Samuel was upset to hear the leaders say they wanted a king. So he prayed about it.

¹⁸ In their heart they put God to the test by asking food according to their desire.

⁴¹ They tested God again and again, and they pushed the Holy One of Israel to the limit.

⁵⁶ They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. They did not obey his written instructions.

⁹ Your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.

¹⁴ They had an unreasonable desire for food in the wilderness. In the desert they tested God.

¹² But Ahaz said: »I will not ask. I will not put Jehovah to the test.«

¹⁵ »We call arrogant people happy. Evil people test God’s patience with their wicked deeds. They not only get away with it, they also prosper.«

⁷ »Again it is written,« Jesus replied, »‘you must not put Jehovah your God to the test.’« (Deuteronomy 6:16)

¹ The Pharisees and Sadducees tested Jesus by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. ² He said to them, »At nightfall you say the weather will be good, for the sky is red. ³ »And in the morning, the weather will be bad today for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the time.

¹² Jesus replied: »It is said you should not test Jehovah your God.« (Deuteronomy 6:16)

¹² »The younger one said to him, Father I want my share of the property. He divided his property between his two sons.

⁹ Then Peter said: »How is it that you have agreed together to put Jehovah’s Spirit to the test? Look, those who buried your husband are at the door to carry you out.«

¹⁰ »Why do you test God by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, one that our fathers were not able to bear?

⁹ Do not test Jehovah like some of them also did and were destroyed by serpents.

⁹ »Your forefathers examined (inspected) (scrutinized) me by proving (testing) me. And they saw my works for forty years.