⁶⁵ For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness,^(A) and not one of them was left except Caleb^(B) son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.^(C)

³⁸ Of the men who went to explore the land,^(A) only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.^(B)

⁵ Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.^(A)

⁶ Now these things occurred as examples^(B) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

²² Consider therefore the kindness^(A) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue^(B) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.^(C)

²⁸ So tell them, ‘As surely as I live,^(A) declares the Lord, I will do to you^(B) the very thing I heard you say: ²⁹ In this wilderness your bodies will fall^(C)—every one of you twenty years old or more^(D) who was counted in the census^(E) and who has grumbled against me. ³⁰ Not one of you will enter the land^(F) I swore with uplifted hand^(G) to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh^(H) and Joshua son of Nun.^(I)

⁵ Though you already know all this,^(A) I want to remind you^(B) that the Lord^[a] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.^(C)

¹⁷ And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?^{(A) 18} And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest^(B) if not to those who disobeyed?^(C)

³⁵ I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will surely do these things^(A) to this whole wicked community, which has banded together against me. They will meet their end in this wilderness; here they will die.^(B)”