Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, 2 nor the son of man, that he should change his mind. 1 Has he said, and will he not do it? 2 Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good? 1

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

18He took up his parable, and said, 1 “Rise up, Balak, and sh'ma ·hear obey·! 2 Listen to me, you son of Zippor. 1

20Behold, I am ordered to bless. 2 When he blesses, and I can’t reverse it. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 14:35I, Adonai, have spoken. I will surely do this to all this evil congregation, who are gathered together against me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.”

Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? 2 Has he, in anger, withheld his rachamim ·compassionate loves·?” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·. 1

Psalms 132:11Adonai has sworn to David [Beloved] in truth. 2 He will not turn from it: 2 “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. + 132:11. Quoted in Luke 1:32 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:14-30

Balaam Again Blesses Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam,… Read the whole commentary →

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