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23 He would have decreed their destruction,
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
Withstood him in the breach[a]
    to turn back his destroying anger.(A)

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24 Next they despised the beautiful land;(B)
    they did not believe the promise.
25 In their tents they complained;
    they did not heed the voice of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 106:23 Withstood him in the breach: the image is that of Moses standing in a narrow break made in the wall to keep anyone from entering.

23 So he said he would destroy(A) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(B) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised(C) the pleasant land;(D)
    they did not believe(E) his promise.
25 They grumbled(F) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.

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