SinaiNumbers 23:19
World English Bible
God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should repent.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
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Numbers 23:19 in other translations
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
Numbers 23:19 in context
- 17He came to him, and behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
- 18He took up his parable, and said,
“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, you son of Zippor. - 19God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should repent.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good? - 20Behold, I have received a command to bless.
He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it. - 21He has not seen iniquity in Jacob.
Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel.
Yahweh his God is with him.
The shout of a king is among them.