Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
New American Standard Bible
Therefore those who use proverbs say,
“Come to Heshbon! Let it be built!
So let the city of Sihon be established.
King James Version
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
Holman Bible
Therefore the poets
let the city of Sihon be restored.
International Standard Version
Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs say: Come to Heshbon and let it be built! Let the city of Sihon be established!
A Conservative Version
Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established.
American Standard Version
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:
Amplified
That is why those who use proverbs say,
Let the city of Sihon be built and established.
Bible in Basic English
So the makers of wise sayings say, Come to Heshbon, building up the town of Sihon and making it strong:
Darby Translation
Therefore the poets say, Come to Heshbon; let the city of Sihon be built and established.
Julia Smith Translation
For this they will say, using parables, Come ye to Heshbon; the city of Sihon shall be built and prepared.
King James 2000
Therefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and established:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus the ones who quote proverbs say, "Come [to] Heshbon! Let it be built! And let the city of Sihon be established.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore they who speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and prepared.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say: "Go to Heshbon and let the city of Sihon be built and made ready!
NET Bible
That is why those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built. Let the city of Sihon be established!
New Heart English Bible
Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, say the poets - Enter ye Heshbon, - Built and prepared be the city of Sihon;
Webster
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared.
Youngs Literal Translation
therefore those using similes say -- 'Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,
Themes
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Interlinear
Mashal
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 21:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Amorite Kings Defeated
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon. 27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established; 28 for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 21:14
Therefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Yahweh, "Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
Isaiah 14:4
that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!"
Habakkuk 2:6
Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'