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Yahweh`s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, was consumed.
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A Fulfilled Judgment
Commentators explain that this verse describes the fulfillment of God's judgment declared earlier in Numbers 14. After the people rebelled following the spies' report, God decreed they would wander for forty years. This event confirms that God's word, whether a promise or a warning of judgment, is certain to come to pass.
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19th Century
Anglican
And he made them wander in the wilderness forty years.— Moses here declares the fulfilment of the prediction which he had announce…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel For murmuring against the report of the spies:
an…
Presbyterian
The proposal showed disregard for the land of Canaan, distrust of the Lord's promise, and an unwillingness to encounter the difficulties and danger…
