Numbers 21:27

That is why those who use proverbs say,

“Come to Heshbon,
Let the city of Sihon be built and established.

Numbers 21:14

That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:

Waheb in Suphah,
And the wadis of the Arnon [River],

Isaiah 14:4

that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,

“How the oppressor has ceased [his insolence],
And how the fury has ceased!

Habakkuk 2:6


“Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him,
And in mocking derision against him
Say, ‘Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his—
How long [will he possess it]?
And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’

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Summary

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

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General references

Numbers 21:14
That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:

Waheb in Suphah,
And the wadis of the Arnon [River],
Isaiah 14:4
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,

“How the oppressor has ceased [his insolence],
And how the fury has ceased!
Habakkuk 2:6

“Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him,
And in mocking derision against him
Say, ‘Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his—
How long [will he possess it]?
And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’