Numbers 24:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:11 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:11 — KJV
“Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.”
— Numbers 24:11 (KJV)
Numbers 24:11 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 24:11
“For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:11: place, great, lord
“And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. Reuben: that is, See a son”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:11: therefore, now, lord
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:11: great, hath, kept
“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:11: therefore, place, lord
“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:11: now, great, lord
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