At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
Parallel translations
- WEB They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
- KJV They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
- NKJV They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
- NASB ¶They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went badly for Moses on their account.
- NLT At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.
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Quick answer
At the waters of Meribah they angered God, and it went badly for Moses. It matters because the people's rebellion drew even Moses into sin.
Overview
At Meribah Israel quarreled over water, and the strife led to Moses's failure (Numbers 20:2-13). Their provocation set the occasion for his sin. The verse shows how the people's rebellion had grievous effects even on their godly leader.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Num 20:2–13Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.
- Num 20:23–24And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Ps 81:7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
- Deut 1:37The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
- Deut 4:21The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Deut 3:26But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.
- Num 27:13–14After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
- Ps 78:40How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
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