Numbers 21:27 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore they that speake in prouerbes, say, Come to Heshbon, let the citie of Sihon bee built and repaired:

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:25 And Israel tooke al these cities, and dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon and in all the villages thereof.

Numbers 21:26 For Heshbon was the citie of Sihon the king of the Amorites, which had fought beforetime against the king of the Moabites, and had taken al his land out of his hand, euen vnto Arnon.

Numbers 21:27 Wherefore they that speake in prouerbes, say, Come to Heshbon, let the citie of Sihon bee built and repaired:

Numbers 21:28 For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the citie of Sihon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the lords of Bamoth in Arnon.

Numbers 21:29 Wo be to thee, Moab: O people of Chemosh, thou art vndone: he hath suffered his sonnes to be pursued, and his daughters to be in captiuitie to Sihon the king of the Amorites.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "speake", "prouerbes", "come", "heshbon", "citie", "sihon", and "built". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "speake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "For Heshbon was the citie of Sihon..." into verse 28's "For a fire is gone out of...", so "wherefore" and "speake" 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 "wherefore" and "speake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.