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Numbers 14:17

God's power and sovereigntyPrayer

15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

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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

    But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

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  • Matthew 9:6

    But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

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  • Micah 3:8

    But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

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