Charles Spurgeon Commentary Exodus 15:23-24

"And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?" — Exodus 15:23-24 (ASV)

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured—

Ah, these singers had sadly changed their notes! Where are the timbrels now? "The people murmured"