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Exodus 15:23 Cross-References
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“And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. Marah: that is Bitterness”
Exodus 15:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 15:23
Finding water at Marah should bring relief, but 'they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter.' The name 'Marah' means bitterness. Undrinkable water is worse torment than no water—mockery of hope. The explanation 'therefore the name of it was called Marah' makes this a memorial of disappointment. Yet God orchestrates this to teach dependence and test faith. Bitter providences serve divine purposes.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 15:23
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“Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.,And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me., וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד׃ ,And she said unto them: Call me not Naomi [That is”
“and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham”