Numbers 23:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 23:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 23:8 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 23:8 — KJV
“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?”
— Numbers 23:8 (KJV)
Numbers 23:8 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 23:8
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:8: how, whom, god
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:8: curse, god, cursed
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:8: curse, hath, cursed
“And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:8: curse, god, hath
“And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; cursed: or, devoted”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:8: curse, hath, cursed
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