They said to Moses, "Weren't there any graves in Egypt? Did you have to bring us out here in the desert to die? Look what you have done by bringing us out of Egypt!

There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron

Then Moses said, "It is the LORD who will give you meat to eat in the evening and as much bread as you want in the morning, because he has heard how much you have complained against him. When you complain against us, you are really complaining against the LORD."

Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community to come and stand before the LORD, because he has heard their complaints."

But the people were very thirsty and continued to complain to Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"

Moses prayed earnestly to the LORD and said, "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

The people began to complain to the LORD about their troubles. When the LORD heard them, he became angry and sent fire on the people. It burned among them and destroyed one end of the camp.

So the place was named Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.

In Egypt we used to eat all the fish we wanted, and it cost us nothing. Remember the cucumbers, the watermelons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic we had?

All night long the people cried out in distress.

Why is the LORD taking us into that land? We will be killed in battle, and our wives and children will be captured. Wouldn't it be better to go back to Egypt?"

When you complain against Aaron, it is really against the LORD that you and your followers are rebelling."

The next day the whole community complained against Moses and Aaron and said, "You have killed some of the LORD's people."

The LORD said to Moses, "Put Aaron's stick back in front of the Covenant Box. It is to be kept as a warning to the rebel Israelites that they will die unless their complaining stops."

There was no water where they camped, so the people gathered around Moses and Aaron

Why have you brought us out into this wilderness? Just so that we can die here with our animals?

and spoke against God and Moses. They complained, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We can't stand any more of this miserable food!"

We must not complain, as some of them did---and they were destroyed by the Angel of Death.

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others in order to get their own way.

But the people were very thirsty and continued to complain to Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"

They spoke against God and said, "Can God supply food in the desert?

It is true that he struck the rock, and water flowed out in a torrent; but can he also provide us with bread and give his people meat?"

"This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes?