Numbers 21:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:27 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:27 — KJV
“Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:”
— Numbers 21:27 (KJV)
Numbers 21:27 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 21:27
“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:27: say, come, into
“Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:27: say, come, into
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:27: say, come, into
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: sheaf: or, handful: Heb. omer”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:27: speak, say, come
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. keep: Heb. rest”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:27: speak, say, come
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