1 Samuel 15:29
27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
30 “I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
31 So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
- KJV
- And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
- WEB
- Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
- ASV
- And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
- DARBY
- And also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
- BLB
- And also the Glory of Israel does not lie and does not repent, for He [is] not a man, that He should repent.”
- ÅB
- Og Israels trofaste Gud lyver ikke og angrer ikke; for han er ikke et menneske, så han skulle angre.
- OTB
- Dessuten vil Israels herlighet ikke bedra eller endre sitt sinn; for han er ikke et menneske som han skulle endre sitt sinn.»
- B1930
- Og Israels trofaste Gud lyver ikke og angrer ikke; for han er ikke et menneske, så han skulde angre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 23:19
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?
Read in contextEzekiel 24:14
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.”
Read in contextTitus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Read in contextHebrews 6:18
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Read in contextPsalms 95:11
So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
Read in contextJoel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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