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Exodus 16:3-7

3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.

5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt,

7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”

Cross References for Exodus 16:3-7

Matthew 4:3 - The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Click to read the verse Matthew 4:3 Click to read the verse Matthew 4:3

Exodus 5:21 - and they said, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you! You have made us a stench to Pharaoh ... Click to read the verse Exodus 5:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 5:21

2 Samuel 18:33 - The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 18:33 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 18:33

Numbers 11:15 - If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now—if I have found favor in yo... Click to read the verse Numbers 11:15 Click to read the verse Numbers 11:15

Jeremiah 20:14-18 - Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me not be blessed! Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:14-18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:14-18

Numbers 16:13 - Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill u... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:13 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:13

2 Samuel 14:32 - Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent word to you and said, ‘Come here so I can send you to the k... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:32 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:32

Job 3:1 - Job Speaks After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. Click to read the verse Job 3:1 Click to read the verse Job 3:1

Genesis 45:23 - And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and t... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:23

Exodus 32:1 - The Golden Calf When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, th... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:1 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:1

Exodus 18:8 - Moses told his father-in-law about everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians fo... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:8

Lamentations 4:9 - Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they... Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:9 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:9

Exodus 2:23 - During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cr... Click to read the verse Exodus 2:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 2:23

Jeremiah 2:6 - They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the bar... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:6

Acts 7:39 - “But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned bac... Click to read the verse Acts 7:39 Click to read the verse Acts 7:39

Numbers 16:41 - The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed t... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:41 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:41

Joshua 7:7 - And Joshua said, “Ah, Sovereign Lord, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to d... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:7 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:7

Deuteronomy 8:3 - He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor yo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:3

Numbers 20:3-5 - They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the... Click to read the verse Numbers 20:3-5 Click to read the verse Numbers 20:3-5

Job 3:10 - for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes. Click to read the verse Job 3:10 Click to read the verse Job 3:10

Job 3:20 - “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, Click to read the verse Job 3:20 Click to read the verse Job 3:20

2 Corinthians 11:1 - Paul and the False Apostles I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:1

Exodus 17:3 - But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why d... Click to read the verse Exodus 17:3 Click to read the verse Exodus 17:3

Numbers 14:2 - All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If o... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:2 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:2

Numbers 11:4-5 - Quail From the Lord The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites st... Click to read the verse Numbers 11:4-5 Click to read the verse Numbers 11:4-5

Acts 26:29 - Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray God that not only you but all who are listening to me ... Click to read the verse Acts 26:29 Click to read the verse Acts 26:29

1 Corinthians 4:8 - Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings—and that wit... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:8 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:8

Deuteronomy 28:67 - In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were mo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:67 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:67

Jonah 4:8-9 - When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so th... Click to read the verse Jonah 4:8-9 Click to read the verse Jonah 4:8-9

Exodus 16:6 - So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lo... Click to read the verse Exodus 16:6 Click to read the verse Exodus 16:6

Numbers 11:5 - We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and g... Click to read the verse Numbers 11:5 Click to read the verse Numbers 11:5

Deuteronomy 1:27 - You grumbled in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliv... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:27 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:27

Numbers 20:4 - Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this desert, that we and our livestock should die h... Click to read the verse Numbers 20:4 Click to read the verse Numbers 20:4

Psalms 78:19 - They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? Click to read the verse Psalms 78:19 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:19

1 Samuel 8:8 - As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:8 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:8

Jeremiah 44:17 - We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17

Jeremiah 42:14 - and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the trumpe... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:14