Numbers 11:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 11:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 11:13 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 11:13 — KJV
“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.”
— Numbers 11:13 (KJV)
Numbers 11:13 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 11:13
“And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:13: should, give, people
“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? rule over: or, use a byword against”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:13: should, give, people
“And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:13: flesh, give, people
“And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:13: flesh, give, people
“Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:13: flesh, give, may
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