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Wisdom 16:2

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Instead of this punishment, you, giving benefits to your people, prepared quails for food, a delicacy to satisfy the desire of their appetite,

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Verse 2. Meat. The second time, God gave them in his anger: but still he dealt favourably with his people, (Exodus 16:13. Numbers 11:7. Calmet.) punishing them as a father, for their amendment. Worthington.

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