Numbers 24:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:23 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:23 — KJV
“And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!”
— Numbers 24:23 (KJV)
Numbers 24:23 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 24:23
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:23: alas, live, god
“As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:23: took, live, god
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:23: took, live, god
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:23: took, god
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:23: took, god
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