Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise. New Living Translation The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them. English Standard Version Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. Berean Standard Bible They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. King James Bible Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: New King James Version Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, New American Standard Bible Then they rejected the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, NASB 1995 Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word, NASB 1977 Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word, Legacy Standard Bible Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word, Amplified Bible Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan]; They did not believe in His word nor rely on it, Christian Standard Bible They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise. Holman Christian Standard Bible They despised the pleasant land and did not believe His promise. American Standard Version Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word, Contemporary English Version They would not trust you, LORD, and they did not like the promised land. English Revised Version Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word; GOD'S WORD® Translation They refused [to enter] the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said. Good News Translation Then they rejected the pleasant land, because they did not believe God's promise. International Standard Version They rejected the desirable land, and they didn't trust his promise. Majority Standard Bible They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. NET Bible They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise. New Heart English Bible Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They did not believe his word, Webster's Bible Translation Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: World English Bible Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they kick against the desirable land, "" They have not given credence to His word. Young's Literal Translation And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word. Smith's Literal Translation And they will despise in the land of desire; they trusted not to his word: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Next they despised the beautiful land; they did not believe the promise. New Revised Standard Version Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, they despised the desired land, they believed not his word, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They despised the land of desire and they did not believe his word, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, They believed not His word; Brenton Septuagint Translation Moreover they set at nought the desirable land, and believed not his word. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good…23So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. 24They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. 25They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.… Cross References Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? Numbers 14:31-33 But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. / As for you, however, your bodies will fall in this wilderness. / Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness. Deuteronomy 1:32 But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God, Deuteronomy 9:23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. Hebrews 3:18-19 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter. Numbers 13:31-33 But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. / We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!” Numbers 14:1-4 Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept. / All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! / Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” ... Deuteronomy 1:26-28 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. / Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’” Hebrews 3:12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. Hebrews 4:2 For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. Numbers 14:22-23 not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it. Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD. 1 Corinthians 10:10-11 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. Numbers 14:6-9 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes / and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. ... Deuteronomy 1:34-36 When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” Treasury of Scripture Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: they despised Genesis 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. Numbers 13:32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. Numbers 14:31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. the pleasant land. Deuteronomy 8:7-9 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; … Deuteronomy 11:11,12 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: … Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. they believed Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? Deuteronomy 1:32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, Hebrews 3:12,18,19 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God… Jump to Previous Belief Believe Believed Credence Desirable Despised Disgusted Faith Good Kick Moreover Pleasant Promise Scorned WordJump to Next Belief Believe Believed Credence Desirable Despised Disgusted Faith Good Kick Moreover Pleasant Promise Scorned WordPsalm 106 1. The psalmist exhorts to praise God4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers 7. The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy 47. He concludes with prayer and praise Then they despised The Hebrew word for "despised" is "נָאַץ" (na'ats), which conveys a strong sense of rejection and disdain. In the context of Psalm 106, this word reflects the Israelites' attitude towards God's promises. Historically, this occurred during their journey in the wilderness when they doubted God's ability to lead them into the Promised Land. This act of despising is not merely a passive disbelief but an active rejection of God's faithfulness and provision. It serves as a cautionary tale for believers today, reminding us to trust in God's promises and not to let doubt lead us to contempt. the pleasant land they did not believe His promise Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They despisedוַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ (way·yim·’ă·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear the pleasant חֶמְדָּ֑ה (ḥem·dāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2532: Desire, delight land; בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land they did not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no believe הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ (he·’ĕ·mî·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 539: To confirm, support His promise. לִדְבָרֽוֹ׃ (liḏ·ḇā·rōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Links Psalm 106:24 NIVPsalm 106:24 NLT Psalm 106:24 ESV Psalm 106:24 NASB Psalm 106:24 KJV Psalm 106:24 BibleApps.com Psalm 106:24 Biblia Paralela Psalm 106:24 Chinese Bible Psalm 106:24 French Bible Psalm 106:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 106:24 Yes they despised the pleasant land (Psalm Ps Psa.) |