Hebrews 3:10

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

8“Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. 9“There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years. “Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, ‘Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.’ 11“As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” 12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

Hebrews 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 regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.
• Judges 10:16They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.
• Psalms 78:40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and offended his holy Spirit, so he turned into an enemy and fought against them.
• Mark 3:5After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
• Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
• Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
• Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.
• Isaiah 28:7Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer – priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions.
• Hosea 4:12They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.
• John 3:19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
• John 8:45But because I am telling you the truth, you do not believe me.
• Romans 1:28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.
• Psalms 67:2Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.
• Psalms 95:10For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, ‘These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.’

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

Topics related to Hebrews 3:10

• Anthropomorphisms
• Grief
• Heart
• Procrastination
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Reprobacy
• Self-Will
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Holy Ghost
• Moses
• Unbelief
• Congregation
• Err; Error
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Grief; Grieve
• Hebrews, Epistle to the

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