God’s Word Translation
Hebrews 3:10
10although they had seen what I had done for 40 years. That is why I was angry with those people. So I said, ‘Their hearts continue to stray, and they have not learned my ways.’
Hebrews 3:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
- New International Version (NIV)That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, 'They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.’
Context of Hebrews 3:10
8Don’t be stubborn like those who rebelled and tested me in the desert. 9That is where your ancestors tested me, although they had seen what I had done for 40 years. That is why I was angry with those people. So I said, ‘Their hearts continue to stray, and they have not learned my ways.’ 11So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest.” 12Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
Read all of Hebrews 3Hebrews 3:10 word by word
τεσσεράκοντα ἔτη· διὸ προσώχθισα τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ καὶ εἶπον· ἀεὶ πλανῶνται τῇ καρδίᾳ· αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰς ὁδούς μου·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
- I was grieved withπροσοχθίζωprosochthizō̄ · be angryG4360
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- generationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- They doπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
- alwayἀείaei · alwaysG104
- inκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- andδέde · thenG1161
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- haveγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- notοὐou · noG3756
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- waysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
Cross-references for Hebrews 3:10
- Genesis 6:6The Lord was sorry that he had made humans on the earth, and he was heartbroken.
- Judges 10:16Then they got rid of the foreign gods they had and served the Lord. So the Lord could not bear to have Israel suffer any longer.
- Psalms 78:40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.
- Mark 3:5Jesus was angry as he looked around at them. He was deeply hurt because their minds were closed. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and his hand became normal again.
- Ephesians 4:30Don’t give God’s Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free ⌞from the world of sin⌟.
- Hebrews 3:12Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
- Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Their hearts were not loyal. Their spirits were not faithful to God.
- Isaiah 28:7Priests and prophets stagger from wine and wobble from too much liquor. They stagger from too much liquor and become confused from too much wine. They wobble because of their liquor. They stagger when they see visions. They swerve as they judge.
- Hosea 4:12My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods.
- John 3:19This is why people are condemned: The light came into the world. Yet, people loved the dark rather than the light because their actions were evil.
- John 8:45So you don’t believe me because I tell the truth.
- Romans 1:28And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will use everything that God disapproves of to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.
- Psalms 67:2Then your ways will be known on earth, your salvation throughout all nations.
- Psalms 95:10For 40 years I was disgusted with those people. So I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts continue to stray. They have not learned my ways.’
Commentaries on Hebrews 3:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Wherefore I was grieved - God represents himself as the Father of this great Jewish family, for whose comfort and support he had made every necessary provision, and to whom he had given every proof of tenderness and fatherly affection; and because, they disobeyed him, and walked ill that way in which they could not but be miserable, therefore he represents himself as grieved and exceedingly displeased with them. They do alway err in their hearts - Their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Wherefore I was grieved - On the word “grieved,” see the notes at Ephesians 4:30. The word here means that he was offended with, or that he was indignant at them. They do always err in their heart - Their long trial of forty years had been sufficient to show that it was a characteristic of the people that they were disposed to wander from God. Forty years are enough to show what the character is. They had seen his works; they had been called to obey him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Days of temptation are often days of provocation. But to provoke God, when he is letting us see that we entirely depend and live upon him, is a provocation indeed. The hardening of the heart is the spring of all other sins. The sins of others, especially of our relations, should be warnings to us. All sin, especially sin committed by God's professing, privileged people, not only provokes God, but it grieves him. God is loth to destroy any in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Even after witnessing the miracles God performed for them, the people of Israel tested God's patience by not trusting him in the wilderness (Numbers 14:11, 22). Their rebellion stemmed from their hearts consistently turning away from God. They did not want to obey God. As a result, God became angry with them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. Exhortation from Psa 95:7-11, not through unbelief to lose participation in the spiritual house. Seeing that we are the house of God if we hold fast our confidence ... (He 3:6). Jesus is "faithful," be not ye unfaithful (He 3:2, 12). The sentence beginning with "wherefore," interrupted by the parenthesis confirming the argument from Psa 95:7-11, is completed at He 3:12, "Take heed," &c. Holy Ghost saith--by the inspired Psalmist; so that the words…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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