And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
And your children will wander in the wilderness for forty years, suffering the consequences of your unfaithfulness, until your dead bodies lie wasted in the wilderness.
God is telling the Israelites that their children will pay the price for their parents' rebellion by wandering in the desert for forty years until that generation dies.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, the Israelites had been led out of Egypt by Moses and were camped at the border of the Promised Land, Canaan. After the spies returned with a report of formidable enemies, the people rebelled against God and Moses, expressing fear and doubt instead of faith. As a consequence, God decreed that this unfaithful generation would wander in the wilderness for forty years until they died, and their children would suffer the repercussions of their parents' disobedience.
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