1 Samuel 15:29

In 11 translations

BSB

Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

KJV

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory

WEB

Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”

ASV

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

LSV

and also, the Preeminence of Israel does not lie nor relent, for He [is] not a man that He should relent.”

YLT

and also, the Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor repent, for He [is] not a man to be penitent.'

DBY

And also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

DRC

But the triumpher in Israel will riot spare, and will not be moved to repentance: for he is not a mail that he should repent.

GNV

For in deede the strength of Israel will not lye nor repent: for hee is not a man that hee should repent.

JPS

And also the Glory of Israel will not lie nor repent; for He is not a man, that He should repent.'

LXXE

And Israel shall be divided to two: and God will not turn nor repent, for he is not as a man to repent.Wide variation from the Heb.

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WLC

וְגַם֙ נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִנָּחֵ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א אָדָ֛ם ה֖וּא לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ διαιρεθήσεται Ἰσραὴλ εἰς δύο, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστρέψει οὐδὲ μετανοήσει, ὅτι οὐχ ὡς ἄνθρωπός ἐστι τοῦ μετανοῆσαι αὐτός.

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• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
• Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
• Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
• 2 Timothy 2:13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
• Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
• Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
• Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
• Isaiah 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
• Psalms 68:35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Psalms 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
• Numbers 14:28–29So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or…

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