Numbers 23:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 24:8 : 8 God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [them] through with his arrows.
Deut 33:17 : 17 The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Job 39:9-9 : 9 Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
Ps 22:21 : 21 Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
Ps 68:35 : 35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God.
Ps 92:10 : 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Exod 9:16 : 16 but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Exod 14:18 : 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exod 20:2 : 2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Num 22:5 : 5 And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 24:8-9
2 verses
86%
8God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [them] through with his arrows.
9He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Deut 33:17
74%
17The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Ps 29:6
73%
6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.
Job 39:8-11
4 verses
73%
8The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
9Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
Ps 22:21
73%
21Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
Num 23:21
72%
21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.
Num 23:23-24
2 verses
71%
23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
Isa 34:7
70%
7And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
Deut 26:8
68%
8and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;
Jer 32:21
68%
21and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;
Ps 78:52
67%
52But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Mic 7:15
67%
15As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things.
Ps 92:10
67%
10But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Ps 114:1
66%
1When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Num 14:13
66%
13And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;
Ps 105:37
66%
37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
Exod 13:18
66%
18but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
Ps 78:43
66%
43How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,
Deut 32:12
65%
12Jehovah alone did lead him, And there was no foreign god with him.
Exod 14:25
65%
25And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
Ps 136:11
65%
11And brought out Israel from among them; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
1 Sam 10:18
65%
18and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:
Ezek 20:10
65%
10So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
Exod 19:4
65%
4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Jer 46:20
65%
20Egypt is a very fair heifer; [but] destruction out of the north is come, it is come.
Ps 135:8-9
2 verses
65%
8Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;
9Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;
Exod 12:51
65%
51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
Deut 11:3
65%
3and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
Deut 33:26
65%
26There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.
Josh 24:17
65%
17for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
Exod 3:17
65%
17and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Jer 31:11
65%
11For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Deut 4:34
64%
34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of [another] nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Isa 63:13
64%
13that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not?
Deut 32:10
64%
10He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Ps 78:12
64%
12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Hos 12:13
64%
13And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Job 39:21
64%
21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.
Exod 23:28
64%
28And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Num 22:11
64%
11Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.
Lev 22:33
64%
33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah.
Exod 23:23
64%
23For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off.
Deut 4:20
64%
20But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
Gen 49:24
64%
24But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),