Numbers 23:19

God is not a human being. Humans lie, but God never lies. He never changes his mind/thoughts, as humans do. Whatever he has said that he will do, he does.

Translation for Translators

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

18Then Balaam told him this message: “Balak, listen carefully; hear what I have to say, you son of Zippor [DOU]!

20He commanded me to request him to bless the Israelis, So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:35This will certainly happen because I, Yahweh, have said it! I will do these things to every one in this group who conspired against me. They ◄conspired against/decided together to reject► me here in the desert, and they will all die right here in this desert!”

1 Samuel 3:12When that happens, I will punish Eli and his family. I will do to them everything that I said that I would do.

1 Kings 14:11The corpses of any members of your family who die in cities will be eaten by dogs. And the corpses of any members of your family who die in the open fields will be eaten by vultures. This will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said that it will happen.’

2 Kings 15:12When Zechariah died, that ended the dynasty of King Jehu. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

Psalms 77:9God promised to be merciful to us; has he forgotten that? Because he is angry with us, has he decided to not be kind to us?” (Think about that!)

Psalms 132:11Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like you.

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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