²⁶But you wouldn’t go up. You refused to obey the command of the Lord your God. ²⁷You spoke against him in your tents. You said, “The Lord hates us. That’s why he brought us out of Egypt to hand us over to the Amorites. He wanted to destroy us. ²⁸Where can we go? The men who checked out the land have made us lose hope. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are large. They have walls that reach up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”

²⁹Then I said to you, “Don’t be terrified. Don’t be afraid of them. ³⁰The Lord your God will go ahead of you. He will fight for you. With your own eyes you saw how he fought for you in Egypt.

³¹“You also saw how the Lord your God brought you through the desert. He carried you everywhere you went, just as a father carries his son. And now you have arrived here.”

³²In spite of that, you didn’t trust in the Lord your God. ³³He went ahead of you on your journey. He was in the fire at night and in the cloud during the day. He found places for you to camp. He showed you the way you should go.

³⁴The Lord heard what you said. So he became angry. He took an oath and made a promise. He said, ³⁵“I promised to give this good land to your people long ago. But not one of you evil men who are alive today will see it.

³⁶“Only Caleb will see the land. He is the son of Jephunneh. I will give him and his children after him the land he walked on. He followed me with his whole heart.”

³⁷Because of you, the Lord became angry with me also. He said, “You will not enter the land either. ³⁸But Joshua, the son of Nun, is your helper. Joshua will enter the land. Help him to be brave. Give him hope. He will lead Israel to take the land as their own.

³⁹“You said your little ones would be taken prisoner. But they will enter the land. They do not know right from wrong yet. But I will give them the land. They will take it as their own. ⁴⁰As for you, turn around. Start out toward the desert. Go along the road that leads to the Red Sea.”

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