So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest."

And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest? It was to those who disobeyed him, was it not?

Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it,

We who have believed are entering that rest, just as he has said, "So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest,"

and again in this passage, "They will never enter my rest."

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken later about another day.

There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep,

because the one who enters God's rest has himself rested from his own actions, just as God did from his.

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fail by following their example of disobedience.