The Lord heard what you said. So he became angry. He made a promise. He said,

“耶和华听见你们这话，就发怒，起誓说：

“耶和华听见你们的怨言，就发怒，起誓说：

“耶和华听见你们的怨言，就发怒，起誓说：

“你们的埋怨惹耶和华发怒，祂起誓说，

“耶和华听见了你们说话的声音，就恼怒，起誓说：

「耶和華聽見你們這話，就發怒，起誓說：

「耶和華聽見你們的怨言，就發怒，起誓說：

「耶和華聽見你們的怨言，就發怒，起誓說：

「你們的埋怨惹耶和華發怒，祂起誓說，

“耶和華聽見了你們說話的聲音，就惱怒，起誓說：

『永恆主聽見了你們的話的語氣，就惱怒，便起誓說：

耶和華聞爾言、怒而誓曰、

耶和華聞爾言、震怒特甚、矢之曰、

主聞爾言、震怒而誓曰、

When the Lord heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore:

“ And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore,

“ When the Lord heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore,

“ When the LORD heard your words, he grew angry and swore an oath:

“ Then the Lord heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and swore an oath, saying,

“ And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying,

And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

“ When the Lord heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath:

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

When the LORD heard you, he became angry and made this vow:

Yahweh heard the voice of your words and was angry, and swore, saying,

And here is what you can be just as sure of. Not one of these people will see the land I promised to give them. They have seen my glory. They have seen the signs I did in Egypt. And they have seen what I did in the desert. But they did not obey me. And they have tested me ten times.So not even one of them will ever see the land I promised to give to their people of long ago. The person who has not respected me will never see it.But my servant Caleb has a different spirit. He follows me with his whole heart. So I will bring him into the land he went to. And his children after him will receive land there.The Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys. So turn back tomorrow. Start out toward the desert. Go along the way that leads to the Red Sea.”The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,“ How long will this evil community speak against me? I have heard these Israelites talk about how unhappy they are.So tell them,‘ Here is what I am announcing. I am the Lord. You can be sure that I live. And here is what you can be just as sure of. I will do to you the very thing that I heard you say.You will die in this desert. Every one of you 20 years old or more will die. Every one of you who was counted in the list of the people will die. Every one of you who has spoken out against me will be wiped out.I lifted up my hand and promised to make this land your home. But now not all of you will enter the land. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, will enter it. So will Joshua, the son of Nun. They are the only ones who will enter the land.

If you hear it, don’t be stubborn. You were stubborn when you opposed me. You did that when you were tested in the desert.There your people of long ago tested me. Yet for 40 years they saw what I did.That is why I was angry with them. I said,‘ Their hearts are always going astray. They have not known my ways.’So when I was angry, I made a promise. I said,‘ They will never enjoy the rest I planned for them.’ ”( Psalm 95:7–11)

So when I was angry, I made a promise. I said,‘ They will never enjoy the rest I planned for them.’ ”

That’s what your fathers did. I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to check out the land.They went up to the Valley of Eshkol and looked at the land. Then they talked the Israelites out of entering the land the Lord had given them.The Lord’ s anger was stirred up that day. So he made a promise. He said,‘ Not one of those who were 20 years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land. They have not followed me with their whole heart. I promised to give the land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.But not one of the people who came up out of Egypt will see the land except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb is the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite. And Joshua is the son of Nun. They will see the land. They followed the Lord with their whole heart.’The Lord became very angry with Israel. He made them wander around in the desert for 40 years. They wandered until all the people who had done evil in his sight had died.

I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would not bring them into the land I had given them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.

Between the time we left Kadesh Barnea and the time we went across the Zered Valley, 38 years had passed. By then, all the fighting men who had been in our camp from the beginning had died. The Lord had warned them that it would happen.He used his power against them until he had gotten rid of all of them. Not one was left in the camp.