Deuteronomy 1:35

35 “No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

Deuteronomy 1:35 in Other Translations

35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

35 'Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,

35 ‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

35 "Not a single person of this evil generation is going to get so much as a look at the good land that I promised to give to your parents. Not one -

35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

35 "Not one of these evil people will ever see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,

35 'None of these men in this evil generation will see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

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.

Deuteronomy 1:35 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:35

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil
generation see the good land
The land of Canaan; not only not one of the spies that brought the ill report of that land, but of that body of people that gave credit to it, and murmured upon it:

which I sware to give unto your fathers;
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; see ( Deuteronomy 1:8 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:35 In-Context

33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.

34 When the LORD heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore:

35 “No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

37 Because of you the LORD became angry with me also and said, “You shall not enter it, either.

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 14:29; Psalms 95:11