Numbers 14:33

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Cross-reference

Numbers 14:29 pronounces death on the adult rebels, while Numbers 14:33 describes the children's 40-year suffering—two sides of the same judgment.

Numbers 32:13 summarizes the forty years of wandering until that evil generation was gone, echoing the same period mentioned here.

Numbers 33:38 Historical context

Numbers 33:38 records Aaron's death in the fortieth year, marking the end of the 40-year wandering predicted here.

Numbers 13:25 Historical context

Numbers 13:25 records the 40 days of spying, which per Numbers 14:34 become the measure for the 40 years of wandering in Numbers 14:33.

Deuteronomy 1:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:3 notes the fortieth year, confirming the timeline of the 40-year judgment pronounced here.

Deuteronomy 2:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 2:14 states the generation perished in 38 years, fulfilling the Lord's oath — directly matching this judgment.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 states God visits iniquity of fathers on children—directly illustrated by the children suffering for parents' faithlessness in Numbers 14:33.

Nehemiah 9:21 highlights God's sustaining provision during the 40 years, contrasting with the punishment focus in Numbers 14:33.

Psalm 95:10 Allusion

Psalm 95:10 directly references the 40 years and God's weariness, matching the period of judgment in Numbers 14:33.

Ezekiel 20:18 addresses the children in the wilderness, the same generation mentioned in Numbers 14:33 as suffering for their parents' sin.

Acts 13:18 Parallel

Acts 13:18 emphasizes God's patient endurance during the 40 years, while Numbers 14:33 emphasizes the children's suffering as punishment.

Hebrews 3:9 Allusion

Hebrews 3:9 quotes the wilderness testing over 40 years, directly echoing the timeframe and rebellion of Numbers 14:33.

Hebrews 3:17 recalls the same wilderness rebellion — the forty years of suffering and death for unbelief.

Joshua 14:10 Historical context

Joshua 14:10 has Caleb note that the LORD kept him alive during the forty years of wilderness wandering, referencing this same period.