MURMUR, COMPLAIN

OLD TESTAMENT

Hebrew –

lun liyn      to stay, abide in, to lodge, to dwell, to continue, to remain, to tarry, to murmur, obstinate, complain, grudge,

Exodus 15:24 “And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?”

Exodus 16:2, 7 “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that you murmur against us?”

Exodus 16:8 “And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we?  Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.”

Numbers 14:2 “And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt!  Or would God we had died in this wilderness!”

Numbers 14:27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me?  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.”

Numbers 14:29 “Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me.”

Numbers 14:36 “And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land.”

Numbers 16:11 “For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?”

Numbers 16:41 “But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.”

Joshua 9:18 “And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel.  And all the congregation murmured against the princes.”

ragan         to cause to murmur, to murmur, grumble, rebel, discontented

Deuteronomy 1:27 “And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.”

Psalms 106:24-25 “Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: but murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.”

Isaiah 29:24 “They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.”

telunah telunnah        murmuring, obstinacy, grumbling

Exodus 16:7-8 “And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?  And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we?  Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.”

Exodus 16:9, 12 “And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.”

Numbers 14:27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me?  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.”

Numbers 17:5, 10 “And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.”

Hebrew -

anan          to sigh habitually, to mourn

Numbers 11:1 “And when the people complained it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled: and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.”

Lamentation 3:39 “Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”

bakah        to weep, with tears, bemoan, bewail, complain, make lamentation, mourn, sore

Job 31:38 “If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain…Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley.  The words of Job are ended.”

riyb rub     to contend, strive, to toss, grapple, wrangle, hold a controversy, to defend, adversary, chide, complain, debate, rebuke,

Judges 21:22 “And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man of his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.”

siyach                  to meditate, talk, to ponder, converse with oneself, hence aloud, utter, complain, declare, speak, talk

Job 7:11 “Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”

Psalms 77:3 “I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed.  Selah.”

siyach        meditation, contemplation, talk, utterance, babbling, communication, complaint

I Samuel 1:16 “Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.”

Job 7:13 “When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;”

Job 9:27 “If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:”

Job 10:1 “My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”

Job 21:4 “As for me, is my complaint to man?  And if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?”

Job 23:1-2 “Then Job answered and said, Even today is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.”

Psalms 55:2 “Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;”

Psalms 142:2 “I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him; I shewed before him my trouble.”

tsevachah  cry, outcry, a screech, anguish

Psalms 144:14 “That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, or going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.”

NEW TESTAMENT

Greek –

gogguzo               to mutter, murmur, grumble

Matthew 20:11 “And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house.”

Luke 5:30 “But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”

John 6:41 “The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.”

John 6:43 “Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.”

John 6:60-61 “Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying (eateth my flesh and drink my blood); who can hear it?  When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?”

John 7:32 “The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.”

I Corinthians 10:10 “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”

diagogguzo         to murmur throughout, to complain throughout a crowd, murmur

Luke 15:2 “And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.”

Luke 19:7 “And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man (Zacchaeus) that is a sinner.”

goggusmos         murmuring, grumbling, grudging

John 7:12 “And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.”

Acts 6:1 “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”

Philippians 2:14 “Do all things without murmurings and disputings:”

goggustes       grumbler, murmurer,

Jude 16 “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”

mempsimoiros    finding fault with one’s lot, blaming fate, discontented, complainer, querulous,

Jude 16 “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”

aitiama      cause of complaint,  complaint, a thing charged,

Acts 25:7 “And when he (Festus) was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.”