Numbers 21:27
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Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
In other translations
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
Hebrew words
עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651יֹאמְרוּyomeruthey sayH559הַמֹּשְׁלִיםhamoshelimthose [who] speak proverbsH4911בֹּאוּbo'ucomeH935חֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbonHeshbonH2809תִּבָּנֶהtibanehlet it be rebuiltH1129וְתִכּוֹנֵןvetikonenand it may be establishedH3559עִיר'ir[the] city ofH5892סִיחוֹן׃sichonSihonH5511
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Related verses
- Isaiah 14:4That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
- Numbers 21:14Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
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People and places
People: Sihon
Places: Heshbon