Deuteronomy 3:26

Prayer Anger

²⁴ “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?

²⁵ Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”

But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.

²⁷ Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.

²⁸ But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”

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.

Compare

BSB: But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.
KJV: But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
WEB: But the LORD was angry with me because of you, and didn’t listen to me. The LORD said to me, “That is enough! Speak no more to me of this matter.
ASV: But Jehovah was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
DARBY: But Jehovah was wroth with me on your account, and did not hear me; and Jehovah said to me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter!
BLB: And YHWH was angry with me on your⁺ account, and He would not listen to me. And YHWH said to me, “Enough of it. Do not add to speak to Me anymore of this matter.

ÅB: Men Herren var vred på meg for deres skyld, og han hørte ikke på meg, men han sa til meg: La det nå være nok, tal ikke mere til meg om dette!
OTB: Men Herren var vred på meg på grunn av dere og ville ikke høre på meg. "Det er nok," sa Herren. "Ikke tal til meg mer om denne saken.
B1930: Men Herren var vred på mig for eders skyld, og han hørte ikke på mig, men han sa til mig: La det nu være nok, tal ikke mere til mig om dette!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 1:37
The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
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Deuteronomy 31:2
he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’
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1 Chronicles 22:7–9
“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
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Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
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Psalms 106:32–33
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
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1 Chronicles 28:2–4
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
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2 Corinthians 12:8
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
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Isaiah 53:5–6
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
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