but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
- BSB But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
- NKJV but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!”
- NASB but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna!”
- NLT But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!”
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Quick answer
They despise the manna, God's miraculous daily bread. Familiar grace is treated with contempt.
Overview
The people scorn the very provision that sustains them, complaining there is "nothing" but manna. Contempt for God's good gift reveals an ungrateful heart. Jesus later identifies himself as the true bread from heaven (John 6:48-51), so rejecting manna foreshadows the danger of despising the greater Bread who gives eternal life.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Num 21:5The people spoke against God, and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread.”
- 2 Sam 13:4He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
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