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The Darby Translation

Hebrews 3:18

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assurance;   Backsliders;   Oath;   Procrastination;   Reprobacy;   Unbelief;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anger of God, the;   Assurance;   Punishment of the Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Exodus;   Type, typology;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Endurance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebrews;   Perseverance;   Security of the Believer;   Wilderness;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mo'ses;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Unbelief;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Wrath (Anger);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?
King James Version (1611)
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that beleeued not?
King James Version
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
English Standard Version
And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
New American Standard Bible
And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?
New Century Version
And to whom was God talking when he promised that they would never enter his rest? He was talking to those who did not obey him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Legacy Standard Bible
And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Berean Standard Bible
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Contemporary English Version
And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him?
Complete Jewish Bible
And to whom was it that he swore that they would not enter his rest ? Those who were disobedient.
Easy-to-Read Version
And which people was God talking to when he promised that they would never enter his place of rest? He was talking to those who did not obey him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but vnto them yt obeyed not?
George Lamsa Translation
And against whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, except against those who did not listen?
Good News Translation
When God made his solemn promise, "They will never enter the land where I would have given them rest"—of whom was he speaking? Of those who rebelled.
Lexham English Bible
And to whom did he swear they would not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
Literal Translation
And to whom did "He swear" "they would not enter into His rest," except to those not obeying? LXX-Psa. 94:11; MT-Psa. 95:11
Amplified Bible
And to whom did He swear [an oath] that they would not enter His rest, but to those who disobeyed [those who would not listen to His word]?
American Standard Version
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?
Bible in Basic English
And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders?
Hebrew Names Version
To whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
International Standard Version
And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed him?Numbers 14:30; Deuteronomy 1:34-35;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And of whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but of them who would not be persuaded?
Murdock Translation
and of whom swore he, that they should not enter into his rest, but of those who believed not?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to who sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but vnto them that were not obedient?
English Revised Version
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?
World English Bible
To whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he, that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Weymouth's New Testament
And to whom did He swear that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who were disobedient?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And to whiche swoor he, that thei schulden not entre in to the reste of hym, not but to hem that weren vnbileueful?
Update Bible Version
And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that were disobedient?
Webster's Bible Translation
And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
New English Translation
And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
New King James Version
And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?
New Living Translation
And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn't it the people who disobeyed him?
New Life Bible
Who did He say could never go into His rest? Was it not those who did not obey Him?
New Revised Standard
And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, unto whom, sware he, that they should not enter into his rest, - save unto them who were obstinate?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous?
Revised Standard Version
And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
To whom sware he that they shuld not enter into his rest: but vnto them that beleved not?
Young's Literal Translation
and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
To whom sware he, yt they shulde not enter in to his rest, but vnto the yt beleued not?
Mace New Testament (1729)
and who were they, who, he sware, should not enter into his rest, but those that did not believe? so we see that they could not enter in,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Who do you think God was talking about when he said they wouldn't come through his gate for rest or grub? It was the people who refused to ride for him and chose to ride for themselves.

Contextual Overview

7 Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice, 8 harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness; 9 where your fathers tempted [me], by proving [me], and saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore I was wroth with this generation, and said, They always err in heart; and *they* have not known my ways; 11 so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest. 12 See, brethren, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief, in turning away from [the] living God. 13 But encourage yourselves each day, as long as it is called To-day, that none of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are become companions of the Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of the assurance firm to the end; 15 in that it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the provocation; 16 (for who was it, who, having heard, provoked? but [was it] not all who came out of Egypt by Moses?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to whom: Hebrews 3:11, Numbers 14:30, Deuteronomy 1:34, Deuteronomy 1:35

but: Numbers 14:11, Numbers 20:12, Deuteronomy 1:26-32, Deuteronomy 9:23, Psalms 106:24-26

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:22 - which have Numbers 14:23 - Surely they shall not see Numbers 26:65 - They shall Deuteronomy 1:32 - General 2 Kings 7:20 - General Psalms 78:22 - General Psalms 95:11 - I sware Psalms 106:26 - Therefore Jeremiah 22:5 - I Jeremiah 44:26 - I have sworn Ezekiel 20:15 - I lifted Matthew 25:10 - and the John 20:25 - Except Hebrews 4:2 - not being Hebrews 4:6 - entered Hebrews 4:11 - lest Hebrews 11:6 - without Hebrews 11:31 - believed not

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
And Jehovah Elohim said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, be thou cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On thy belly shalt thou go, and eat dust all the days of thy life.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
Joshua 23:13
know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more dispossess these nations from before you, and they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.
Job 1:21
and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!
Job 5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
Job 31:40
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Psalms 90:3
Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.
Psalms 104:2
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain;—
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Proverbs 24:31
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest,.... As in Psalms 95:11,

but to them that believed not? the Lord; notwithstanding the signs and wonders he showed among them, they would not be persuaded by Moses and Aaron, by Joshua and Caleb, to be still and quiet, to cease murmuring, and submit to the will of God, and believe in him; they were disobedient, stubborn, and rebellious, and would go up, when they were bid not to go up; for which reason God swore in his wrath that they should not enter into the good land. Unbelief is a source of sin, and cause of judgment, being greatly provoking to God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And to whom sware he - note, Hebrews 3:11.

But to them that believed not - That did not confide in God; Deuteronomy 1:32. “Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God.” In consequence of this want of faith, God solemnly sware unto them that they should not enter into the promised land; Deuteronomy 1:34-35. “And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, “Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb,” etc. The distinct reason, therefore, assigned by Moses why they did not enter the promised land, was a want of faith, and this accords directly with the design of the apostle here. He is exhorting those whom he addressed to beware of an evil heart of unbelief; Hebrews 3:12. He says that it was such a heart that excluded the Hebrews from the promised land. The same thing, says he, must exclude you from heaven - the promised home of the believer; and if that firm confidence in God and his promises which he requires is wanting, you will be excluded from the world of eternal rest.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 18. To whom sware he — God never acts by any kind of caprice; whenever he pours out his judgments, there are the most positive reasons to vindicate his conduct.

Those whose carcasses fell in the wilderness were they who had sinned. And those who did not enter into his rest were those who believed not. God is represented here as swearing that they should not enter in, in order to show the determinate nature of his purpose, the reason on which it was founded, and the height of the aggravation which occasioned it.


 
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