Numbers 22:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 22:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 22:38 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God put..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 22:38 — KJV
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.”
— Numbers 22:38 (KJV)
Numbers 22:38 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 22:38
“And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel? In time...: Heb. To morrow”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:38: come, say, thing
“And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:38: now, say, word
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. thing: or, word”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:38: any, thing, word
“And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:38: come, any, say
“Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:38: now, say, word
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