Let the sinner see his own punishment.\par Let him feel the anger\par of God All-Powerful.\par
Numbers 14:28 - Easy To Read Version So tell them, ‘The Lord says that he will surely do all those things to you that you complained about. This is what will happen to you: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Tell them, As I live, says the Lord, what you have said in My hearing I will do to you: American Standard Version (1901) Say unto them, As I live, saith Jehovah, surely as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Common English Bible Say to them, “As I live,” says the LORD, “just as I’ve heard you say, so I’ll do to you. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, say to them: As I live, says the Lord, as you spoke in my hearing, so will I do to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say therefore to them: As I live, saith the Lord: According as you have spoken in my hearing, so will I do to you. |
Let the sinner see his own punishment.\par Let him feel the anger\par of God All-Powerful.\par
So I was angry, and I swore (promised)\par they would not enter my land of rest.\par
Why? Because I am the Lord. And I will say what I want to say, and that thing will happen! And I won’t let the time stretch out. Those troubles are coming soon—in your own lifetime. You rebellious people, when I say something, I make it happen.” The Lord my Master said those things.
The people started complaining about their troubles. The Lord heard their complaints. The Lord heard these things and became angry. Fire from the Lord burned among the people. The fire burned some of the areas at the edge of the camp.
The people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. All the people came together and said to Moses and Aaron, “We should have died in Egypt or in the desert. {That would have been better than being killed in this new land.}
But, I tell you the truth. As surely as I live and as surely as my power fills the whole earth, I make you this promise!
I made a promise to their ancestors. [186] I promised that I would give them that land. But none of these people who turned against me will ever enter that land!
Moses told all these things to the Israelite people. The people were very, very sad.
‘None of the people who came from Egypt and are 20 years old or older will be allowed to see this land. I made a promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I promised to give this land to these people. But they have not truly followed me. {So they will not get this land}.
“The Lord heard what you said, and he became angry. He made a strong promise. He said,
‘None of you evil people who are living now will go into the good land that I promised to your ancestors. [7]
It was 38 years from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until the time we crossed Zered Valley. All the fighting men of that generation in our camp had died. The Lord had sworn (promised) that that would happen.
The Lord was against those men until they were all dead and gone from our camp.
I raise my hand toward heaven and make this promise. As surely as I live forever, these things will happen!