Bilangan 23:19

23:19 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 

Ibrani 7:21

7:21 but Jesus ³  did so ⁴  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ⁵  –

Yakobus 1:17

1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ⁶  is from above, coming down ⁷  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ⁸ 

[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.

[7:21]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:21]  ⁴ tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:21]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

[1:17]  ⁶ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ⁷ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).