Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
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- WEB surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.
- BSB not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
- ESV shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it.
- NKJV they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.
- NASB shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who were disrespectful to Me see it.
- NLT They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it.
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Quick answer
God declared that none of these who despised Him would see the promised land. Unbelief barred that generation from the inheritance.
Overview
The LORD swore that the rebellious generation would never enter the land promised to their fathers. Their contempt for God forfeited the gift He had freely offered. Hebrews uses this as a warning that unbelief excludes from God's rest, urging believers to hold fast their confidence.
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Cross-references · 9
- Num 32:11Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
- Num 26:64But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
- Ezek 20:15Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
- Deut 1:35–45Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
- Heb 3:17–18But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
- Heb 4:3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
- Ps 95:11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
- Ps 106:26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
- Neh 9:23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
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