Numbers 21:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.”

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BSBPD

“That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“therefore those using similes say--`Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 21:27 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:14Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
  2. Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
  3. Habakkuk 2:6Will 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?’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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