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 ashed along — 23 Nevertheless He commanded the clouds above, And the doors of heaven He opened;

24 He rained upon them manna to eat, And corn of heaven gave He unto them.

25 Bread of angels did man eat,

Meat He sent them in superabundance.

26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heaven, And by His power brought on the south wind,

27 And rained flesh upon them like the dust, And winged fowls as the sand of the seas.

28 And it fell within the circuit of its camp, Eound about its tents.

29 Then they did eat and were well filled, And their desire He fulfilled to tliem.

30 Still they were not estranged from their desire, The food was still in their mouth,

31 Then the anger of Elohim went up against them, And slew among their fat ones,

And smote down the young men of Israel.

32 For all this they sinned still more, And believed not in His wonders.

33 Then He made their days vanish in a breath, And their years in sudden haste.

34 When He slew them, they inquired after Him, They turned back and sought God diligently,

35 And remembered that Elohim was their rock, And God the Most High their Eedeemer.

36 They appeased Hiin with their mouth, And with their tongue they lied unto Him ;

37 But their heart was not stedfast with Him,

And they did not prove faithful in His covenant.

38 Nevertheless He is full of compassion — He forgiveth iniquity and doth not destroy. And hath ofttimes restrained His anger, And stirred not up all His fury.