Numbers 21:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: Spring...: Heb. Ascend sing: or, answer" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:17 — KJV
“Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: Spring...: Heb. Ascend sing: or, answer”
— Numbers 21:17 (KJV)
Numbers 21:17 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 21:17
“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:17: then, israel, sang
“And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? so...: Heb. according to this word”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:17: then, israel, heb
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:17: then, israel, heb
“And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. singing: Heb. songs”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:17: israel, song, sing
“Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:17: then, israel, well
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