²⁰ I had to pray particularly for Aaron because the Eternal was furious with him for making the idol—He would have killed my brother! ²¹ I took the calf idol you made, that embodiment of your sin, and I burned it up. Then I crushed what was left, ground it into tiny pieces until it was as fine as dust, and threw the dust into the riverbed that rushes down the mountain.

²² You and your parents were always making the Eternal furious! At Taberah, you whined and complained;^[a] at Massah, you were sure the Lord was going to let you die of thirst;^[b] at Kibroth-hattaavah, you said you were sick of the food He provided!^[c]