Numbers 23:19 KJV
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Difficult Passages
- Does God repent?God never changes His mind as a man does; Scripture says He repents when He turns His dealings, as He said He would, toward men who have turned.
Scofield Notes
- repentScofield "Zech 8:14".
Matthew Henry
- Balak's disappointment, and second sacrifice, Balaam again blesses IsraelBalak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second...
Thompson Chains
- ImmutabilitySee the chain from Psalms 33:11 · 2 links
- God's Word SureSee the chain from 1 Kings 8:56 · 6 links
Cross References
- Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
- Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
- 1 Samuel 15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
- Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
- Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
- Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- Psalms 89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- 1 Chronicles 17:17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
- Hosea 11:9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
- Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
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Topics
- God Immutable
- Hypocrisy Ith
- Moabites Calls for Balaam to curse Israel
- Pisgah Balaam prophesies on
- Sorcery By Balaam
- Temptation Balak tempts Balaam
- Truth Inviolable
- Worldliness Balaam
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- God אֵל ʾēl אֵל Noun · masculine singular
- not a man לֹא lōʾ Negative אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- that he should lie וִיכַזֵּב wîkazzēb כָּזַב Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- neither the son וּבֶן ûben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- of man אָדָם ʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular
- that he should repent וְיִתְנֶחָם wĕyitneḥām נָחַם Verb · hithpael imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
- hath he said אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- and shall he not do וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and יַעֲשֶׂה yaʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- or hath he spoken וְדִבֶּר wĕdibber דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and shall he not make it good וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and יְקִימֶנָּה yĕqîmennâ קוּם Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person feminine singular
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