Numbers 23:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Numbers 23:20

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I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.

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KJV

King James Version

Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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WEB

World English Bible

Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Numbers 23

¹⁸ Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

¹⁹ God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

²⁰ I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.

²¹ He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

²² God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.

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