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israel_n 19_o that_o they_o tempt_v god_n in_o their_o heart_n by_o ask_v meat_n for_o their_o lust_n yea_o they_o speak_v against_o god_n they_o say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n thereafter_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n hear_v this_o and_o be_v wroth_a 21._o what_o do_v he_o into_o his_o wrath_n by_o his_o power_n he_o bring_v in_o the_o south_n wind_n 26._o he_o rain_v flesh_n upon_o they_o as_o dust_n and_o feather_a fowl_n like_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n 25._o so_o that_o they_o do_v eat_v &_o be_v fill_v but_o how_o soon_o come_v judgement_n the_o psalmist_n say_v that_o while_o their_o meat_n be_v in_o their_o mouth_n 30_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o slay_v the_o fat_a of_o they_o 31._o and_o smite_v down_o the_o choose_a man_n of_o israel_n behold_v the_o end_n of_o all_o their_o good_a cheer_n behold_v how_o short_o their_o green_v be_v cool_v note_n six_o god_n can_v scourge_v man_n in_o meat_n when_o he_o 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