Although their complaints were directed against Moses and Aaron, in Jehovah’s eyes the real target of their discontent was God himself.
وَرَغْمَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَتَشَكَّوْنَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ ،‏ فَقَدِ ٱعْتَبَرَ يَهْوَه أَنَّ تَشَكِّيَاتِهِمْ مُوَجَّهَةٌ إِلَيْهِ شَخْصِيًّا .‏