Numbers 23:19
Context23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a human being, 1 that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 2
Matthew 24:35
Context24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 3
[23:19] 1 tn Heb “son of man.”
[23:19] 2 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made.
[24:35] 3 sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.