Numbers 21:27 (YLT)

Passage

therefore those using similes say--`Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:25 And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;

Numbers 21:26 for Heshbon is a city of Sihon king of the Amorite, and he hath fought against the former king of Moab, and taketh all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon;

Numbers 21:27 therefore those using similes say--`Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,

Numbers 21:28 For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.

Numbers 21:29 Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape--Also his daughters--Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite--Sihon!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "using", "similes", "say--", "enter", "heshbon", "city", and "sihon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "using", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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