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spoken, saying, ‘The LORD is longsuffering congregation complain against him by bring-
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and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and ing a bad report of the land, those very men
transgression; but He by no means clears the who brought the evil report about the land, died
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guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the by the plague before the LORD. But Joshua the
children to the third and fourth generation.’ son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh
19 Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, ac- remained alive, of the men who went to spy out
cording to the greatness of Your mercy, just as the land.
You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even 39 Then Moses told these words to all the
until now.” children of Israel, and the people mourned
20 Then the LORD said: “I have pardoned, ac- greatly. And they rose early in the morning
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cording to your word; but truly, as I live, all and went up to the top of the mountain, say-
the earth shall be filled with the glory of the ing, “Here we are, and we will go up to the
LORD— because all these men who have seen place which the LORD has promised, for we
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My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt have sinned!”
and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the 41 And Moses said, “Now why do you trans-
test now these ten times, and have not heeded gress the command of the LORD? For this will
My voice, they certainly shall not see the not succeed. Do not go up, lest you be defeat-
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land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall ed by your enemies, for the LORD is not among
any of those who rejected Me see it. But My you. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites
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servant Caleb, because he has a different spir- are there before you, and you shall fall by the
it in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring sword; because you have turned away from
into the land where he went, and his descen- the LORD, the LORD will not be with you.”
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dants shall inherit it. Now the Amalekites 44 But they presumed to go up to the moun-
and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomor- taintop. Nevertheless, neither the ark of the
row turn and move out into the wilderness by covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed from
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the Way of the Red Sea.” the camp. Then the Amalekites and the
26 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came
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saying, “How long shall I bear with this evil down and attacked them, and drove them back
congregation who complain against Me? I as far as Hormah.
have heard the complaints which the children Psalm 31:19–24
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of Israel make against Me. Say to them, ‘As I
live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken 19 Oh, how great is Your goodness,
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in My hearing, so I will do to you: The car- Which You have laid up for those who
casses of you who have complained against fear You,
Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who Which You have prepared for those
were numbered, according to your entire num- who trust in You
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ber, from twenty years old and above. Except In the presence of the sons of men!
for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the 20 You shall hide them in the secret place
son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the of Your presence
land which I swore I would make you dwell in. From the plots of man;
31 But your little ones, whom you said would be You shall keep them secretly in a
victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the pavilion
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land which you have despised. But as for you, From the strife of tongues.
your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. 21
33 And your sons shall be shepherds in the Blessed be the LORD,
wilderness forty years, and bear the brunt of For He has shown me His marvelous
kindness in a strong city!
your infidelity, until your carcasses are con- 22 For I said in my haste,
sumed in the wilderness. According to the “I am cut off from before Your eyes”;
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number of the days in which you spied out the Nevertheless You heard the voice of
land, forty days, for each day you shall bear my supplications
your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you When I cried out to You.
shall know My rejection. I the LORD have spo-
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ken this. I will surely do so to all this evil con- 23 Oh, love the LORD, all you
gregation who are gathered together against His saints!
Me. In this wilderness they shall be con- For the LORD preserves
sumed, and there they shall die.’ ” the faithful,
36 Now the men whom Moses sent to spy And fully repays the proud person.
out the land, who returned and made all the 24 Be of good courage,
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