106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving 1 for meat; 2
they challenged God 3 in the desert.
106:15 He granted their request,
then struck them with a disease. 4
106:16 In the camp they resented 5 Moses,
and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. 6
106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it engulfed 7 the group led by Abiram. 8
106:18 Fire burned their group;
the flames scorched the wicked. 9
106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
106:20 They traded their majestic God 10
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
106:21 They rejected 11 the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
1 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
2 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
3 tn Heb “they tested God.”
4 tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”
7 tn Or “envied.”
8 tn Heb “the holy one of the
10 tn Or “covered.”
11 tn Or “the assembly of Abiram.”
13 sn Verses 16-18 describe the events of Num 16:1-40.
16 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
19 tn Heb “forgot.”