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Numbers 23:19 KJV
Numbers · chapter 23 · verse 19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?Numbers 23:19 · King James Version
Numbers 23:19 in context
17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
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Key words (Strong's)
- repentnâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- spokendâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- GodʼêlstrengthH410 →
- liekâzabto lie , literally or figurativelyH3576 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here is, I. Preparation made the second time, as before, for the cursing of Israel. 1. The place is changed, Num 23:13. Balak fancied that Balaam, having so full a prospect of the whole camp of Israel, from the top of the rocks (Num 23:9), was either so enamoured with the beauty of it that he would not curse them or…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-30