11. I destroyed all the nations that opposed them, and in the east I scattered the people of the provinces of Tyre and Sidon and killed all the enemies of Israel.
12. “Ezra, tell them that the Lord says:
13. I brought you across the Red Sea and made safe roads for you where there were none. I made Moses your leader and gave you Aaron as your priest.
14. I provided you with light from a pillar of fire and performed great miracles among you, but you have forgotten me. I, the Lord, have spoken.
15. “The Lord Almighty says: I sent you quails as a sign of my care for you. I provided you with camps where you could be safe, but all you did there was complain.
16. Even when I destroyed your enemies, you did not appreciate what I had done. You have never done anything but complain.