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.
17 Have you forgotten the blessings I gave you? There in the desert when you were hungry and thirsty you cried out to me: