Numbers 21:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderne..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:5 — KJV
“And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.”
— Numbers 21:5 (KJV)
Numbers 21:5 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 21:5
“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:5: people, against, moses
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:5: god, brought, egypt
“And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? the LORD: Heb. the face of the LORD”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:5: people, against, god
“For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:5: people, spake, god
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:5: against, god, moses
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