106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; 1
they did not wait for his instructions. 2
106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving 3 for meat; 4
they challenged God 5 in the desert.
106:15 He granted their request,
then struck them with a disease. 6
106:16 In the camp they resented 7 Moses,
and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. 8
106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it engulfed 9 the group led by Abiram. 10
106:18 Fire burned their group;
the flames scorched the wicked. 11
106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
106:20 They traded their majestic God 12
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
106:21 They rejected 13 the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty 14 acts by the Red Sea.
1 tn Heb “his works.”
2 tn Heb “his counsel.”
3 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
4 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
5 tn Heb “they tested God.”
6 tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”
sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.
7 tn Or “envied.”
8 tn Heb “the holy one of the
9 tn Or “covered.”
10 tn Or “the assembly of Abiram.”
11 sn Verses 16-18 describe the events of Num 16:1-40.
12 tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the
13 tn Heb “forgot.”
14 tn Or “awe-inspiring.”