Numbers 22:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 22:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 22:29 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 22:29 — KJV
“And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.”
— Numbers 22:29 (KJV)
Numbers 22:29 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 22:29
“Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. mounts: or, engines of shot”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:29: ass, because, hast
“And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. determined: Heb. counselled”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:29: ass, because, hast
“And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:29: ass, because, sword
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:29: because, hast, would
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:29: ass, would, hand
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