“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.”
'How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites' — God rehearses the sin ('wicked community'—ha-edah ha-ra'ah) and acknowledges the prayers of complaint ('I have heard the complaints'—shamaati); God's hearing of the grumbling becomes the basis for judgment, not punishment in ignorance but judgment in response to willful rebellion.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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