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Numbers 14:17

God's power and sovereigntyPrayer

15 If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,

16 ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

19 Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

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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.

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BSB
So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
KJV
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
WEB
Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying,
ASV
And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
DARBY
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
BLB
And now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, as You have spoken, saying,
ÅB
Men la nå din kraft, Herre, vise seg stor, som du har talt og sagt:
OTB
“Nå, la Herrens kraft være stor, slik Du har erklært:
B1930
Men la nu din kraft, Herre, vise sig stor, som du har talt og sagt:

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Cross references

  • Matthew 9:8

    When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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  • Matthew 9:6

    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

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  • Micah 3:8

    As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

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