1 Samuel 15:29
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped 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; 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?
Read in contextEzekiel 24:14
I 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.
Read in contextTitus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Read in contextHebrews 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:
Read in context2 Timothy 2:13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he can not deny himself.
Read in contextPsalms 95:11
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Read in contextJoel 3:16
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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