Hebrews 3:11

Translations

Modern

So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

Traditional

So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Literal

…as I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter into My rest.’”

Latin

…sicut juravi in ira mea: Si introibunt in requiem meam.

Original

Greek

English

So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

Notes

Hebrews 3:11

Rebellion has consequences.
God’s anger is not just an emotional reaction. It is his fair and just response to sin (John 3:36; Romans 1:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:16).
God's promise (see Hebrews 6:13 –20; 7:20 –22, 28) was that they would never enter Canaan, the land of rest from their travels (Deuteronomy 1:19 –46; 3:20; 12:10; Joshua 1:13).

Hebrews 3:7–19

This passage serves as a warning, showing the negative example of those who wandered in the wilderness for forty years and died there. The wilderness wanderings symbolize disobedience to God and its consequences (see Numbers 32:7 –11; Deuteronomy 1:19 –35; Psalm 106:24 –26).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses God’s Sabbath Rest God’s Word Hardened Hearts The Creation The Holy Spirit’s Presence The Holy Spirit’s Work

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Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
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So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
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So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
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And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?

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