Numbers 24:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:9 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cur..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:9 — KJV
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.”
— Numbers 24:9 (KJV)
Numbers 24:9 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 24:9
“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:9: down, blessed, blesseth
“Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:9: couched, down, lion
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:9: down, lion, great
“Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. who had...: Heb. great of deeds”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:9: down, lion, great
“And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:9: lay, down, lion
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