Numbers 14:16
Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 14 connects to 5 cross-references. The congregation rebels, proposing to choose a new leader and return to Egypt; Caleb and Joshua tear their clothes and urge trust in God. God threatens to disinherit Israel and make Moses into a great nation; Moses intercedes by appealing …
Other Translations
Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
From Jehovah's want of ability to bring in this people unto the land which He hath sworn to them--He doth slaughter them in the wilderness.
Because the Lord was not able to take this people into the land which he made an oath to give them, he sent destruction on them in the waste land.
Cross References
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the …
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest …
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us …
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and …