Numbers 21:15 (KJV)

Passage

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Numbers 21:14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

Numbers 21:15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

Numbers 21:16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Wherefore it is said in the book..." into verse 16's "And from thence they went to Beer...", so "stream" and "brooks" 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 "stream" and "brooks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.