Deuteronomy 4:22

Modern

For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.

Traditional

But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.

Literal

…but I must die in this land. I am not passing over the Jordan, and you shall pass over and possess this good land.

Latin

Ecce morior in hac humo; non transibo Jordanem: vos transibitis, et possidebitis terram egregiam.

Hebrew

English

For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.

Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 3:25
Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”
Deuteronomy 3:27
Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
2 Peter 1:13–15
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Hebrews 12:6–10
For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
1 Kings 13:21–22
…and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,
Amos 3:2
“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history