Hebrews 3:8

Translations

Modern

…do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

Traditional

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Literal

…do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

Latin

…nolite obdurare corda vestra, sicut in exacerbatione secundum diem tentationis in deserto,

Original

Greek

English

…do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

Notes

Hebrews 3:8

The Israelites rebelled and tested God in places like Massah and Meribah, where water was scarce (Exodus 17:1 –7; Numbers 20:2 –13). They especially disobeyed at Kadesh by refusing to enter the promised land (Hebrews 3:10; see Numbers 14:1 –25; Deuteronomy 1:19 –46; Psalm 106).

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 Hardened Hearts The Creation The Holy Spirit’s Presence The Holy Spirit’s Work

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Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
Matthew 13:15
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Zechariah 7:11–12
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Daniel 5:20
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
Ezekiel 3:7–9
But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
Jeremiah 7:26
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
Psalm 78:56
But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
Psalm 78:18
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
Job 9:4
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Exodus 8:15
When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Hebrews 3:12–13
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

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