15He gave them what they asked, *
but sent leanness into their soul.
16They envied Moses in the camp, *
and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17The earth opened and swallowed Dathan *
and covered the company of Abiram.
18Fire blazed up against their company, *
and flames devoured the wicked.
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19Israel made a bull‑calf at Horeb *
and worshiped a molten image;
20And so they exchanged their Glory *
for the image of an ox that feeds on grass.
21They forgot God their Savior, *
who had done great things in Egypt,
22Wonderful deeds in the land of Ham, *
and fearful things at the Red Sea.
23So he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, *
to turn away his wrath from consuming them.
24They refused the pleasant land *
and would not believe his promise.
25They grumbled in their tents *
and would not listen to the voice of the Lord.
26So he lifted his hand against them, *
to overthrow them in the wilderness,
