To complain (Hebrew, אָנַן—“to murmur; debate”) results in negative outcomes because complaining is sourced in falsehood and deception. Typically, complaining is the result of a victim identity that is impatient and self-absorbed. Complaining ultimately leads to death. In Numbers 11:1 we see what God thinks of complainers: “Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp” (NIV).
