Numbers 21:27

Num 21:27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

Ver. 27. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs. ] Or, Bywords; by way of derision, as Deu 28:17 Habakkuk 2:5 . Ballad makers, petty poets, that penned popular songs, such as this was.