Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
Numbers 32:13 - New International Version (Anglicised) The Lord’s anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was consumed. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of Jehovah, was consumed. Common English Bible The LORD became angry with the Israelites and made them wander in the desert for forty years until the entire generation had died, which had done evil in the LORD’s eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord, being angry against Israel, led them in a course through the desert for forty years, until the entire generation, which had done evil in his sight, was consumed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the old generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed. |
Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.”
The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
I brought you up out of Egypt and led you for forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites.
‘Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.
In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and said, ‘Because this nation has violated the covenant I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me,