Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore it is said in the proverb: Come into Hesebon, let the city of Sehon be built and set up: Numbers 21:14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: As he did in the Red Sea, so will he do in the streams of Arnon. Isaiah 14:4 Thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and shalt say: How is the oppressor come to nothing, the tribute hath ceased? Habakkuk 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay? Context The Defeat of Sihon…26Hesebon was the city of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, who fought against the king of Moab: and took all the land, that had been of his dominion, as far as the Arnon. 27Therefore it is said in the proverb: Come into Hesebon, let the city of Sehon be built and set up:28A fire is gone out of Hesebon, a flame from the city of Sehon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the high places of the Arnon.… Cross References Numbers 21:26 Hesebon was the city of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, who fought against the king of Moab: and took all the land, that had been of his dominion, as far as the Arnon. Numbers 21:28 A fire is gone out of Hesebon, a flame from the city of Sehon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the high places of the Arnon. Nehemiah 7:1 Now after the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and numbered the porters and singing men, and Levites: Lexicon That is whyעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the poets הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים (ham·mō·šə·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4911: To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble say: יֹאמְר֥וּ (yō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Come בֹּ֣אוּ (bō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Heshbon, חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן (ḥeš·bō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2809: Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan let it be rebuilt; תִּבָּנֶ֥ה (tib·bā·neh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build let the city עִ֥יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement of Sihon סִיחֽוֹן׃ (sî·ḥō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5511: Sihon -- a king of the Amorites be restored. וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן (wə·ṯik·kō·w·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect Additional Translations That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.Why they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established: Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, Come to Esebon, that the city of Seon may be built and prepared. Therefore the poets say, Come to Heshbon; let the city of Sihon be built and established. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and established: Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared. Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established; therefore those using similes say -- 'Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready, Jump to Previous Building Built City Enter Established Heshbon Makers Making Parables Poets Prepared Proverbs Ready Rebuilt Restored Sayings Sihon Similes Singers Speak Strong Use Using Wherefore WiseJump to Next Building Built City Enter Established Heshbon Makers Making Parables Poets Prepared Proverbs Ready Rebuilt Restored Sayings Sihon Similes Singers Speak Strong Use Using Wherefore WiseLinks Numbers 21:27 NIVNumbers 21:27 NLT Numbers 21:27 ESV Numbers 21:27 NASB Numbers 21:27 KJV Numbers 21:27 Bible Apps Numbers 21:27 Biblia Paralela Numbers 21:27 Chinese Bible Numbers 21:27 French Bible Numbers 21:27 German Bible Alphabetical: and be built city Come established Heshbon is it let of poets proverbs rebuilt restored say Sihon Sihon's So That the Therefore those to use who why OT Law: Numbers 21:27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say (Nu Num.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |