Numbers 11:23
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And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
In other translations
And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872הֲיַדhayad¿ [the] hand ofH3027יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068תִּקְצָרtiktzaris it shortH7114עַתָּה'atahnowH6258תִרְאֶהtir'ehyou will seeH7200הֲיִקְרְךָhayikrecha¿ will it happen to youH7136דְבָרִיdevariword myH1697אִם־'im-or?H518לֹא׃lo'notH3808
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 59:1Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
- Genesis 18:14Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
- Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.For no word from God will ever fail.”
- Matthew 19:26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Numbers 23:19God 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?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?
- Ezekiel 12:25For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Ezekiel 24:14I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Micah 2:7O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
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