World English Bible
"Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,"
— Psalms 106:26, World English Bible
“Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:”
“Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness, ”
“So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the wilderness,”
“They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.”
“So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:”
“Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:”
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.
Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word,
but murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to Yahweh's voice.
Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.