Numbers 14:34

"Your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your prostitution, until your dead bodies are consumed in the wilderness."

Key Reflection

This verse metaphorically describes the Israelites' punishment for their disbelief and rebellion, depicting them as "wanderers" in the desert for forty years, during which they would face the consequences of their sins, ultimately seeing many die in the wilderness before entering the promised land. The "prostitution" symbolizes their idolatry and departure from God's covenant, emphasizing the severe judgment for their spiritual infidelity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My breach of promise -In the original, a word, found elsewhere only inJob 30:10, and meaning “my withdrawals” “my turning away.” See the margin.

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