Numbers 14:21 (GNV)

Passage

Notwithstanding, as I liue, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:19 Be mercifull, I beseech thee, vnto the iniquitie of this people, according to thy great mercie, and as thou hast forgiuen this people from Egypt, euen vntill nowe.

Numbers 14:20 And the Lord said, I haue forgiuen it, according to thy request.

Numbers 14:21 Notwithstanding, as I liue, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

Numbers 14:22 For all those men which haue seene my glory, and my miracles which I did in Egypt, and in the wildernes, and haue tempted me this ten times, and haue not obeyed my voyce,

Numbers 14:23 Certainely they shall not see the lande, whereof I sware vnto their fathers: neither shall any that prouoke me, see it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "notwithstanding", "liue", "earth", "shall", "filled", "glory", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "notwithstanding" and "liue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And the Lord said I haue forgiuen..." into verse 22's "For all those men which haue seene...", so "notwithstanding" and "liue" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "notwithstanding" and "liue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.