Numbers 14:21
But as I live and my name is living, so the glory of the Lord shall fill all the earth.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
In Context
20And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:40For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and swear by my right hand, and I will say, I live for ever.
Psalms 72:19How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.
Isaiah 49:18Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are gathered together, and are come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a bride her attire.
Ezekiel 5:11Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord; surely, because thou hast defiled my holy things with all thine abominations, I also will reject thee; mine eye shall not spare, and I will have no mercy.
Ezekiel 20:36As I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I judge you, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 33:27As I live, surely they that are in the desolate places shall fall by swords, and they that are in the open plain shall be given for food to the wild beasts of the field, and them that are in the fortified cities and them that are in the caves I will slay with pestilence.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 14:21-36
God's Answer to Moses; The Israelites Threatened. ( b. c. 1490.) 20 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord . 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; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see… Read the whole commentary →