Numbers 14:22 (KJV)

Passage

Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:20 And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

Numbers 14:21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

Numbers 14:23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seen", "glory", "miracles", "egypt", "wilderness", "tempted", "times", and "hearkened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seen" and "glory", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "But as truly as I live all..." into verse 23's "Surely they shall not see the land...", so "seen" and "glory" 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 "seen" and "glory" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.