Números 14:21

21 tão certo, porém, como eu vivo, e como a glória do Senhor encherá toda a terra,

Números 14:21 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 14:21

But [as truly as] I live
Which is the form of an oath, as the Targum; the Lord swears by his life, or by himself, because he could swear by no greater:

all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord;
this is not the thing sworn unto or confirmed, but that by which the oath is made and confirmed; and the sense is, that as sure as the earth "had been" filled with the glory of the Lord, as it may be rendered, as it had been with the fame of what he had done in Egypt, and at the Red sea; or as it "should be" filled with it in later times, especially in the kingdom of the Messiah in the latter day; see ( Isaiah 6:3 ) ( Habakkuk 1:14 ) ; so sure the men that had provoked him should not see the land of Canaan.

Números 14:21 In-Context

19 Perdoa, rogo-te, a iniqüidode deste povo, segundo a tua grande misericórdia, como o tens perdoado desde o Egito até, aqui.

20 Disse-lhe o Senhor: Conforme a tua palavra lhe perdoei;

21 tão certo, porém, como eu vivo, e como a glória do Senhor encherá toda a terra,

22 nenhum de todos os homens que viram a minha glória e os sinais que fiz no Egito e no deserto, e todavia me tentaram estas dez vezes, não obedecendo � minha voz,

23 nenhum deles verá a terra que com juramento prometi o seus pais; nenhum daqueles que me desprezaram a verá.