After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
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- WEB After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them, who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
- KJV And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
- NKJV When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.
- NASB All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and another generation rose up after them who did not know the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.
- NLT After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
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Quick answer
A new generation arises that does not know the LORD or his works for Israel. It matters as the root cause of the coming apostasy.
Overview
Once the faithful generation passes, a new one emerges ignorant of Yahweh and his redemptive acts. This failure to know God experientially and to remember his deeds opens the door to idolatry. The verse warns every generation that faith is not inherited automatically but must be taught and embraced anew.
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- 1 Sam 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Exod 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- Jer 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
- 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Deut 31:16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
- Isa 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- 2 Sam 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Gen 25:8And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
- Gal 4:8–9Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
- Jer 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- 2 Th 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Ps 92:5–6How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
- Gen 15:15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
- Jer 22:16He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
- Gen 49:33When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
- Num 27:13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
- Gen 25:17Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
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