Numbers 21:15 (GNV)

Passage

And at the streame of the riuers that goeth downe to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth vpon the border of Moab.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:13 Thence they departed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wildernesse, and commeth out of the coasts of the Amorites: (for Arnon is the border of Moab, betweene the Moabites and the Amorites)

Numbers 21:14 Wherefore it shall be spoken in the booke of the battels of the Lord, what thing he did in the red sea, and in the riuers of Arnon,

Numbers 21:15 And at the streame of the riuers that goeth downe to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth vpon the border of Moab.

Numbers 21:16 And from thence they turned to Beer: the same is the well where the Lord said vnto Moses, Assemble the people, and I wil giue them water.

Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song, Rise vp well, sing ye vnto it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "streame", "riuers", "goeth", "downe", "dwelling", "lieth", "vpon", and "border". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "streame" and "riuers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Wherefore it shall be spoken in the..." into verse 16's "And from thence they turned to Beer...", so "streame" and "riuers" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "streame" and "riuers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.