Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.
20Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.
Cross References
Numbers 14:35I, the LORD, 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.”
1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
1 Kings 14:11The dogs will eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat whoever dies in the field, for the LORD has spoken it.”’
2 Kings 15:12This was the LORD’s word which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” So it came to pass.
Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?” Selah.
Psalms 132:11The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
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 →