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Psalms 95:11

95:10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. that: Heb. if they enter into my rest

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Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They won’t enter into my rest.”

Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

To whom I swore in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

What does Psalms 95:11 mean?

Psalms 95:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ), אַף (ʼaph), בּוֹא (bôwʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

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Unto
whom
I
swareשָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
in
my
wrathאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
that
they
should
not
enterבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into
my
rest.מְנוּחָהmᵉnûwchâh/men-oo-khaw'/H4496repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode
that:
Heb.
if
they
enter
into
my
rest

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OathObduracyQuotations and AllusionsUnbelief

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 95:11.

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Numbers 32:10

And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 95:11 say?

Psalms 95:11 (King James Version) reads: "Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. that: Heb. if they enter into my rest"

Is Psalms 95:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 95:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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