Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
Parallel translations
- WEB They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
- KJV They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
- NKJV They were not deprived of their craving; But while their food was still in their mouths,
- NASB Yet before they had abandoned their longing, While their food was in their mouths,
- NLT But before they satisfied their craving, while the meat was yet in their mouths,
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Quick answer
Even while still eating, the people did not turn from their cravings. Indulgence had not changed their hearts.
Overview
With food still 'in their mouths,' they remained captive to their cravings. The verse shows that satisfying the appetite did not satisfy the soul or produce repentance. It illustrates the spiritual danger of pursuing desire as an end in itself, the opposite of the contentment found in trusting God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 11:33–34But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
- Luke 16:19–23Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Prov 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Num 22:20–22That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
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