23 Or “grieved, hurt the feelings of.”
24 The phrase “holy Spirit” occurs in the OT only here (in v. 11 as well) and in Ps 51:11 (51:13 ), where it is associated with the divine presence.
25 Heb “and he remembered the days of antiquity, Moses, his people.” The syntax of the statement is unclear. The translation assumes that “his people” is the subject of the verb “remembered.” If original, “Moses” is in apposition to “the days of antiquity,” more precisely identifying the time period referred to. However, the syntactical awkwardness suggests that “Moses” may have been an early marginal note (perhaps identifying “the shepherd of his flock” two lines later) that has worked its way into the text.
26 The Hebrew text has a plural form, which if retained and taken as a numerical plural, would probably refer to Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite tribal leaders at the time of the Exodus. Most prefer to emend the form to the singular (רָעָה, ra’ah) and understand this as a reference just to Moses.
27 See the note at v. .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But they rebelled

and grieved his Holy Spirit;

therefore he turned to be their enemy,

and himself fought against them.

Then he remembered the days of old,

of Moses and his people.

Where is he who brought them up out of the sea

with the shepherds of his flock?

Where is he who put in the midst of them

his Holy Spirit,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Yet they rebelled

and grieved his Holy Spirit.

So he turned and became their enemy

and he himself fought against them.

Then his people recalled the days of old,

the days of Moses and his people—

where is he who brought them through the sea,

with the shepherd of his flock?

Where is he who set

his Holy Spirit among them,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But they rebelled

and grieved his Holy Spirit.

So he became their enemy

and fought against them.

Then he remembered the days of the past,

the days of Moses and his people.

Where is he who brought them out of the sea

with the shepherds of his flock?

Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among the flock?

NLTNew Living Translation

But they rebelled against him

and grieved his Holy Spirit.

So he became their enemy

and fought against them.

Then they remembered those days of old

when Moses led his people out of Egypt.

They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea,

with Moses as their shepherd?

Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit

to be among his people?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But they were the ones who rebelled,

and they grieved his Holy Spirit,

so he became an enemy to them;

he himself fought against them.

Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses.

Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock?

Where is the one who puts his Holy Spirit inside him,

KJV 1900King James Version

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit:

Therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying,

Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock?

Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

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