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15 He led you through (A)the great and fearsome wilderness, with its (B)fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He (C)brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness He fed you manna (D)which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might (E)test you, to do good for you [a]in the end, 17 lest (F)you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand made me this wealth.’

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  1. Deuteronomy 8:16 Lit at your end

15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(A) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(B) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(C) 16 He gave you manna(D) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(E) to humble and test(F) you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself,(G) “My power and the strength of my hands(H) have produced this wealth for me.”

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