Reference

Numbers 32:13

And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.
11

Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

12

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.

13

And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.

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And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

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For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly states that a generation was "consumed," which directly aligns with the theme's definition of using language about the fate of the wicked.

Israel-Specific Promises

The verse describes a punishment inflicted upon Israel, not a promise, prophecy, or covenant. While it concerns Israel, it does not contain any positive or future-oriented declaration of a promise to them.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

While the verse mentions a specific duration ("forty years"), it describes a punishment that continued until a condition was met ("until all the generation...was consumed"), rather than a prophecy with a pre-defined fulfillment event that would be recognized at the end of the duration.