Deuteronomy 1:32

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

American Standard Version (1901)

Yet in this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,

Bible in Basic English

But for all this, you had no faith in the Lord your God,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And yet for all this you did not believe the Lord your God,

Free Bible Version

Despite all this, you didn't trust the Lord your God,

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet for all this ye did not beleeue the Lord your God,

King James (Authorized) Version

Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,

One Unity Resource Bible

Yet in this thing you didn’t believe Adonai your God,

Translation for Translators

I reminded them that he always went ahead of them while they traveled in the desert. He directed them by a pillar of fire during the night and a pillar of cloud during the day. He showed them places to set up their tents. But in spite of what I said, your ancestors would not trust Yahweh our God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Yet in spite of this word you did not believe Yahweh your God,

Noah Webster Bible

Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,

World English Bible

Yet in this thing you didn’t believe Yahweh your God,

Young's Literal Translation

'And in this thing ye are not stedfast in Jehovah your God,

Context

Israel’s Rebellion

³¹and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”³²But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,³³who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

Summary

In this verse, Moses reflects on the Israelites' lack of faith and trust in God when they were about to enter the Promised Land. Despite God's faithfulness and miraculous deeds among them, the Israelites allowed fear and doubt to overshadow His power and promises. This serves as a cautionary tale for believers to remain steadfast in their faith and not waver in times of uncertainty or difficulty. The verse underscores the importance of trusting in God's guidance and provision, even when circumstances seem daunting. Ultimately, it highlights the consequences of unbelief and the need for unwavering faith in God's faithfulness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God. That they might go up and possess the land at once, and that he would fight for them, and subdue their enemies under them; or notwithstanding the favours bestowed upon them, and because of them, they did not believe in the Lord their God, and which was a great aggravation of their unbelief, and was the cause of their not entering into the good land, Heb 3:19. . Deuteronomy 1:33 deu 1:33 deu 1:33 deu 1:33Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in,.... For when the cloud was taken up they journeyed, and when that rested, there they pitched their tents; and hereby they were directed to places the most convenient for water for them and their flocks, or for safety from those that might annoy them: in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go; which otherwise they could not have found in dark nights, in which they sometimes travelled, and in, a wilderness where there were no tracks, no beaten path, no common way: and in a cloud by day; to shelter them from the scorching sun, where there were no trees nor hedges to shade them, only rocky crags and hills.