# called to mind

"remembered." See how "call to mind" is translated in [Psalms 20:3](../020/003.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# they were made of flesh

The word "flesh," which is weak and then dies, is a metonym for human weakness and death. AT: "the Israelites were weak and would someday die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the barren regions

"places where nothing grows"

# they challenged God

They wanted God to prove that he could do what he said he would do before they would believe him. See how you translated this in [Psalms 78:18](./017.md).