18. Fire also broke out in their company;the flame burned up the wicked.
19. They made a calf in Horeband worshiped a metal image.
20. They exchanged the glory of Godfor the image of an ox that eats grass.
21. They forgot God, their Savior,who had done great things in Egypt,
22. wondrous works in the land of Ham,and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23. Therefore he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him,to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
24. Then they despised the pleasant land,having no faith in his promise.
25. They murmured in their tents,and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26. Therefore he raised his hand and swore to themthat he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27. and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands.