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Numbers 14:21 Cross-References
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“But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.”
Numbers 14:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 14:21
God's solemn oath—'But as truly as I live'—introduces one of Scripture's most glorious promises. The Hebrew 'chai-ani' (חַי־אָנִי, 'as I live') is God's strongest possible self-attestation, swearing by His own eternal being since there is none greater (Hebrews 6:13). This divine oath guarantees absolute certainty. The promise—'all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD'—uses 'male' (מָלֵא) for 'filled,' meaning to be full, to fill completely. God's glory will saturate creation like water covers the sea (Habakkuk 2:14). The 'glory of the LORD' (Hebrew: 'kevod YHWH', כְּבוֹד יְהוָה...
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Cross-References for Numbers 14:21
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“as the waters cover the sea.”
“And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen”
“and said”
“and see: all these gather themselves together”
“And say”
“as in heaven”
“says the Lord Yahweh”
“says Yahweh of Armies”
“as I live”
“As I live”