Numbers 14:2

And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

Cross-references

In Numbers 16:41, the people again grumble against Moses and Aaron, echoing this earlier rebellion.

In Numbers 11:10, Moses hears the people wailing and God's anger flares — another instance of communal grumbling.

In Numbers 11:18, the people weep for meat, repeating their complaint pattern against God's provision.

In Numbers 20:3, the people again wish they had died, nearly identical complaint to this one.

Numbers 32:8 Historical context

In Numbers 32:8, Moses recalls this very event at Kadesh as a warning to the tribes.

In Numbers 11:15, Moses also wishes to die under his burden — a parallel death-wish to the Israelites' complaint here, but from a different perspective.

Exodus 16:2 Parallel

Exodus 16:2 also describes the whole congregation grumbling against Moses and Aaron, a direct parallel.

Jude 1:16 Allusion

In Jude 1:16, false teachers are called grumblers — directly linking their rebellious attitude to the wilderness grumblers in Numbers 14:2.

In 1 Corinthians 10:10, Paul explicitly warns against grumbling by citing the Israelites' destruction — a direct NT application of Numbers 14:2.

Jonah 4:8 Parallel

In Jonah 4:8, Jonah repeats his death wish under discomfort, mirroring the same longing to die.

Jonah 4:3 Related theme

In Jonah 4:3, Jonah similarly wishes for death out of frustration, echoing the despair here.

Psalm 106:24 summarizes this rebellion as despising the land and not believing God's word.

Deuteronomy 1:27 recounts this very grumbling, emphasizing their belief the Lord brought them out to die.

Exodus 17:3 Parallel

Exodus 17:3 continues the pattern with grumbling for water at Rephidim, another testing of God.

Exodus 16:3 Parallel

In Exodus 16:3, the people express the same wish to have died in Egypt, mirroring this complaint.

Exodus 15:24 records the first grumbling at Marah, showing the pattern of complaint began early.

Exodus 17:2 Parallel

In Exodus 17:2, the people quarrel with Moses for water, a similar pattern of grumbling against leadership.

Luke 10:16 Parallel

In Luke 10:16, Jesus teaches that rejecting his messengers rejects God, applying the same principle as rejecting Moses.

In Hebrews 3:16, the rebellion of those who came out of Egypt under Moses is recalled, directly referencing the grumbling of Numbers 14:2.

In Philippians 2:14, Paul commands believers to do everything without grumbling — echoing the negative example of Israel's complaints in the wilderness.

In 1 Samuel 8:8, God describes Israel's pattern of rejecting Him, paralleling their grumbling against Moses.

In 1 Kings 19:4, Elijah prays for death in despair — similar to the Israelites' wish to have died, but from a prophet under persecution.

Job 3:11 Related theme

In Job 3:11, Job laments his birth and wishes he had died — echoing the death-wish of the Israelites in Numbers 14:2.

Job 7:15 Related theme

In Job 7:15, Job prefers death over his suffering — paralleling the Israelites' desire to have died in the wilderness.