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30 But when they did not curb their cravings,
    even while the food was in their mouths,
31 the anger of God blazed up against them;
    he slew their strongest warriors
    and laid low the chosen of Israel.
32 [a]Despite this, they continued to sin;
    they put no faith in his wonders.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:32 The people’s infidelity to the Lord continued unabated throughout the entire sojourn in the wilderness (see Isa 26:16; 29:13; Hos 5:15; 8:1). However, the Lord tempered his punishment, for he knew they shared the inherent weakness of human beings (see Pss 65:4; 85:4; 103:13f; Ex 32:14; Num 14:20; 21:7ff; Isa 48:9; Ezek 20:22).