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Numbers 23:19-20 KJV
Numbers · chapter 23 · verses 19–20 · King James Version
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.Numbers 23:19-20 · King James Version
Numbers 23:19-20 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.
22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Cross references
- 1 Samuel 15:29
- James 1:17
- Hebrews 6:18
- Malachi 3:6
- Titus 1:2
- Luke 21:33
- Romans 11:29
- Habakkuk 2:3
- John 10:27-29
- Numbers 22:12
- Genesis 12:2
- Genesis 22:17
Key words (Strong's)
- receivedlâqachto takeH3947 →
- repentnâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- spokendâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- blessbârakto kneelH1288 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- GodʼêlstrengthH410 →
- liekâzabto lie , literally or figurativelyH3576 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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