Deuteronomy 1:37

37 Because of you, the LORD became angry with me also. He said, "You will not enter the land either.

Deuteronomy 1:37 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:37

Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes
Not at the same time, though, as some think, at the same place, near thirty eight years afterwards, they provoking him to speak unadvisedly with his lips; see ( Numbers 20:10-12 ) ( Psalms 106:32 Psalms 106:33 ) ,

saying, thou shalt not go in thither:
into the land of Canaan; and though he greatly importuned it, he could not prevail; see ( Deuteronomy 3:25-27 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:37 In-Context

35 "I promised to give this good land to your people long ago. But not one of you evil men who are alive today will see it.

36 "Only Caleb will see the land. He is the son of Jephunneh. I will give him and his children after him the land he walked on. He followed me with his whole heart."

37 Because of you, the LORD became angry with me also. He said, "You will not enter the land either.

38 But Joshua, the son of Nun, is your helper. Joshua will enter the land. Help him to be brave. Give him hope. He will lead Israel to take the land as their own.

39 "You said your little ones would be taken prisoner. But they will enter the land. They do not know right from wrong yet. But I will give them the land. They will take it as their own.