Numbers 11:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 11:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 11:14 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 11:14 — KJV
“I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.”
— Numbers 11:14 (KJV)
Numbers 11:14 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 11:14
“Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Thou wilt...: Heb. Fading thou wilt fade”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:14: able, people, alone
“Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:14: bear, people, because
“And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:14: able, bear, alone
“And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. came...: Heb. clothed”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:14: people, because, too
“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:14: able, people, because
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