Numbers 14 · Verse 21

Numbers 14:21

But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.
Numbers 14:21, King James Version

Numbers 14:21 in other translations

BSB“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
WEBbut in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the LORD’s glory—
ASVbut in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah;
YLTand yet, I live--and it is filled--the whole earth-- with the honour of Jehovah;
DARBYBut as surely as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah!
BBEBut truly, as I am living, and as all the earth will be full of the glory of the Lord;
WebsterBut as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

What does Numbers 14:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord--This promise, in its full acceptation, remains to be verified by the eventual and universal prevalence of Christianity in the world. But the terms were used restrictively in respect to the occasion, to the report which would spread over all the land of the "terrible things in righteousness" [Psa 65:5] which God would do in the infliction of the doom described, to which that rebellious race was now consigned.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 All the earth shall be filled, etc. - כל הארץ kol haarets, all This land, i. e., the land of Canaan which was only fulfilled to the letter when the preaching of Christ and his apostles was heard through all the cities and villages of Judea. It does not appear that the whole of the terraqueous globe is meant by this expression in any of the places where it occurs connected with this promise of the diffusion of the Divine light. See Psa 72:19; Isa 40:5; Hab 2:14.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 14:20-35

The Lord granted the prayer of Moses so far as not at once to destroy the congregation. But disbelief of the promise forbids the benefit. Those who despise the pleasant land shall be shut out of it. The promise of God should be fulfilled to their children. They wished to die in the wilderness; God made their sin their ruin, took them at their word, and their carcases fell in the wilderness. They were made to groan…

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Numbers 14:21 in the original Hebrew

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וְאוּלָ֖םve.'u.Lamand butH199
חַי\־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416
אָ֑נִי'A.niof meH589
וְיִמָּלֵ֥אve.yi.ma.Le'so <it> may be filledH4390
כְבוֹד\־khe.Vod-[with the] glory ofH3519
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 14:21

  • Habakkuk 2:14

    For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Psalms 72:19

    And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  • Isaiah 6:3

    And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

  • Isaiah 49:18

    Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

  • Deuteronomy 32:40

    For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

  • Matthew 6:10

    Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

  • Ezekiel 5:11

    Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

  • Ezekiel 33:11

    Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Ezekiel 18:3

    As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

  • Ezekiel 33:27

    Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

  • Jeremiah 22:24

    As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

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as truly.
De 32:40; Isa 49:18; Jer 22:24; Eze 5:11; 18:3; 33:11,27; Zep 2:9
all the.
Ps 72:19; Hab 2:14; Mt 6:10

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Context

  • Numbers 14:20

    And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

  • Numbers 14:21

    But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

  • Numbers 14:22

    Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

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Numbers 14:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas, ciertamente vivo yo y mi gloria hinche toda la tierra,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais, aussi vrai que je suis vivant, toute la terre sera remplie de la gloire de l’ Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Doch aber, so wahr ich lebe, soll von der Herrlichkeit Jehovas erfüllt werden die ganze Erde;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vivo ego: et implebitur gloria Domini universa terra.