9. The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
10. They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.
11. They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
12. He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13. He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
14. In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
15. He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
16. He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
17. Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18. They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
19. Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20. Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
21. Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
22. because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
23. Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
24. He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
25. Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
26. He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.