Hebrews 11:38
“Of whome the world was not worthy: they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dennes and caues of the earth.”
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Hebrews 11:38 Context
36And others had triall of cruell mockings and scourgings, yea moreouer, of bonds and imprisonment. 37They were stoned, they were sawen asunder, were tempted, were slaine with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskinnes, and goat skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented. 38Of whome the world was not worthy: they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dennes and caues of the earth. 39And these all hauing obtained a good report through faith, receiued not the promise: 40God hauing prouided some better thing for vs, that they without vs, should not be made perfect.
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Other Translations for Hebrews 11:38
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth.
- King James Version
({men} of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
- Basic English Bible
(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.
- Darby Bible
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
- Webster's Bible
(They were men of whom the world was not worthy.) They wandered across deserts and mountains, or hid themselves in caves and in holes in the ground.
- Weymouth Bible
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
- World English Bible
to whiche the world was not worthi. Thei erriden in wildernessis, in mounteynes and dennes, and caues of the erthe.
- Wycliffe Bible
of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] the holes of the earth;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 11:38
11:38 Of whom the world was not worthy - It did not deserve so great a blessing. They wandered - Being driven out from men.
People's Bible Notes for Hebrews 11:38
Heb 11:38 Of whom the world was not worthy. When it rejects the good it shows its unworthiness. They wandered in deserts, etc. To hide from persecutors.