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.
But your children, who you said would be captured and destroyed, I will bring them into the land, and they will experience the land that you have rejected.
God is saying that the children of the Israelites will inherit the Promised Land that their parents rejected out of fear.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, the Israelites had reached the edge of the Promised Land but refused to enter it after the spies reported that the inhabitants were too strong, leading to widespread fear and rebellion against God. As punishment for their lack of faith, God declared that the adult generation would wander in the wilderness and not see the land, but He promised that their children, whom the people feared would become victims, would enter and possess it. This verse reflects God's justice mixed with mercy during the Israelites' journey from Egypt to Canaan.
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