Numbers 16:14

Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

Cross-references

In Numbers 20:4, the people again complain against Moses about being brought into the wilderness to die — echoing the same rebellious spirit.

Numbers 20:5 laments lack of fruit, mirroring the accusation of not giving a land flowing with milk and honey.

In Numbers 21:5, the people grumble about being brought out of Egypt to die — similar rebellion against Moses' leadership.

Exodus 3:8 Allusion

Exodus 3:8 records God's original promise of a land flowing with milk and honey — which the rebels here accuse Moses of failing to deliver.

Exodus 3:17 Allusion

Exodus 3:17 repeats the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey — underscoring the rebels' false accusation here.

Leviticus 20:24 states God's promise of the land flowing with milk and honey — contrasting with the rebels' complaint of not receiving it.

Deuteronomy 29:6 reminds that God sustained them without bread or wine — contrasting the rebels' complaint of lacking the land's bounty.

Nehemiah 9:17 recounts the people's refusal to obey and desire to return to Egypt — paralleling the rebels' refusal to enter the land.