Deuteronomy 2:15
13 “Now arise and cross over the Brook of Zered.” So we crossed over the Brook of Zered.
14 The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.
16 Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,
17 the LORD said to me,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.
- KJV
- For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
- WEB
- Moreover the LORD’s hand was against them, to destroy them from the middle of the camp, until they were consumed.
- ASV
- Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
- DARBY
- Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
- BLB
- For indeed, the hand of YHWH was against them to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they came to an end.
- ÅB
- Og Herrens hånd var også mot dem, så han rev dem bort av leiren, til det var ute med dem.
- OTB
- Sannelig, Herrens makt var mot dem, og førte til deres ødeleggelse i leiren til de alle var gått til grunne.
- B1930
- Og Herrens hånd var også mot dem, så han rev dem bort av leiren, til det var ute med dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 106:26
So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
Read in contextPsalms 78:33
So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.
Read in context1 Samuel 7:13
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Read in contextPsalms 90:7–9
For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
Read in contextPsalms 32:4
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
Read in context1 Samuel 5:6
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:5
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:14
When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
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