37 Because of you the Lord became angry with me also and said, "You shall not enter it, either.

Other Translations of Deuteronomy 1:37

King James Version

37 Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

English Standard Version

37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, 'You also shall not go in there.

The Message

37 But I also got it. Because of you God's anger spilled over onto me. He said, "You aren't getting in either.

New King James Version

37 The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, 'Even you shall not go in there;

New Living Translation

37 "And the Lord was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, 'Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:37

Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:19-46

(Read Deuteronomy 1:19-46)

Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a good land. And was there any cause to distrust this God? An unbelieving heart was at the bottom of all this. All disobedience to God's laws, and distrust of his power and goodness, flow from disbelief of his word, as all true obedience springs from faith. It is profitable for us to divide our past lives into distinct periods; to give thanks to God for the mercies we have received in each, to confess and seek the forgiveness of all the sins we can remember; and thus to renew our acceptance of God's salvation, and our surrender of ourselves to his service. Our own plans seldom avail to good purpose; while courage in the exercise of faith, and in the path of duty, enables the believer to follow the Lord fully, to disregard all that opposes, to triumph over all opposition, and to take firm hold upon the promised blessings.