SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:17
Entonces cantó Israel esta canción: Sube, oh pozo; a él cantad.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 21:17
Verse 17. Spring up, O well, &c.] This is one of the most ancient war songs in the world, but is not easily understood, which is commonly the case with all very ancient compositions, especially the poetic. See the remarks "Exod. xv. 1", &c.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. Then Israel sang this song , etc.] Being affected with the free favour and good will of God towards them: spring up, O well ; for the springing up of which they prayed in faith, believing in the promise of God, that it would spring up; and so encouraged one another not only to believe it, but even to sing on account of it before it actually did: sing ye unto it ; or on account of it praise the Lord for it; or “answer to it” f321 , it being their manner to sing their songs by responses, or alternately.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-20 - We have here the removes of the children of Israel, till they came to the plains of Moab, from whence they passed over Jordan into Canaan The end of their pilgrimage was near. "They set forward." It were wel if we did thus; and the nearer we come to heaven, were so much the mor active and abundant in the work of the Lord. The wonderful success God granted to his people, is here spoken of, and, among the rest, their actions on the river Arnon, at Vaheb in Suphah, and other places of that river. In every stage of our lives, nay, in every step, we shoul notice what God has wrought for us; what he did at such a time, an what in such a place, ought to be distinctly remembered. God blesse his people with a supply of water. When we come to heaven, we shal remove to the well of life, the fountain of living waters. The received it with joy and thankfulness, which made the mercy doubl sweet. With joy must we draw water out of the wells of salvation, Is 12:3. As the brazen serpent was a figure of Christ, who is lifted u for our cure, so is this well a figure of the Spirit, who is poure forth for our comfort, and from whom flow to us rivers of livin waters, Joh 7:38, 39. Does this well spring up in our souls? If so, we should take the comfort to ourselves, and give the glory to God. God promised to give water, but they must open the ground. God's favour must be expected in the use of such means as are within our power, but still the power is only of God.
Original Hebrew
אז 227 ישׁיר 7891 ישׂראל 3478 את 853 השׁירה 7892 הזאת 2063 עלי 5927 באר 875 ענו׃ 6030
