Deuteronomy 32:52

Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 32:49 Historical context

In Deuteronomy 32:49, God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo — the specific instruction that precedes the forbidden entry statement here.

Deuteronomy 34:1–4 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 34:1-4 describes the fulfillment: Moses goes up and sees the land, exactly as God said he would here.

Deuteronomy 3:26 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:26 records God's earlier refusal of Moses' plea to enter the land, providing background for this final verdict.

Deuteronomy 34:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 34:4 repeats nearly verbatim God's statement that Moses will see but not cross over, confirming the fulfillment.

Numbers 27:12 records the same command from God to Moses to go up and see the land, paralleling this verse.

Hebrews 11:13 uses the same 'seeing from afar' language for all the patriarchs who died without receiving the promises, directly echoing Moses' situation.

Hebrews 11:39 Related theme

Hebrews 11:39 adds that these faithful ones, though commended, did not receive what was promised — the same pattern seen in Moses here.

Numbers 27:14 Historical context

Numbers 27:14 recounts the rebellion at Meribah where Moses broke faith — the very sin that prevents him from entering the land here.