Numbers 14:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 14:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 14:23 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 14:23 — KJV
“Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: Surely...: Heb. If they see the land”
— Numbers 14:23 (KJV)
Numbers 14:23 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 14:23
“Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. set: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:23: see, land, sware
“Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:23: surely, see, land
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:23: see, land, sware
“Surely 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: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:23: surely, see, land
“Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:23: surely, see, land
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