Parallel Verses New International Version How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced? King James Bible How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? Darby Bible Translation How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce? World English Bible How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom Yahweh has not defied? Young's Literal Translation What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant! Numbers 23:8 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? - It was granted on all hands that no incantations nor imprecations could avail, unless God concurred and ratified them. From God's communication to Balaam he saw that God was determined to bless and defend Israel, and therefore all endeavors to injure them must be in vain. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Library An Unfulfilled Desire'... Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!'--NUM. xxiii. 10. '... Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.'--NUM. xiii. 8. Ponder these two pictures. Take the first scene. A prophet, who knows God and His will, is standing on the mountain top, and as he looks down over the valley beneath him, with its acacia-trees and swift river, there spread the tents of Israel. He sees them, and knows that they are 'a people whom the Lord hath blessed.' Brought there … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Night of Miracles on the Lake of Gennesaret The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven: Snares of Satan Cross References Numbers 22:6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed." Numbers 22:12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed." Numbers 23:7 Then Balaam spoke his message: "Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains. 'Come,' he said, 'curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.' Proverbs 26:2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. Jump to Previous Angry Cursed Curses Defied Defy Denounce Denounced Execrate Indignant Pierce PiercedJump to Next Angry Cursed Curses Defied Defy Denounce Denounced Execrate Indignant Pierce PiercedLinks Numbers 23:8 NIVNumbers 23:8 NLT Numbers 23:8 ESV Numbers 23:8 NASB Numbers 23:8 KJV Numbers 23:8 Bible Apps Numbers 23:8 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:8 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:8 French Bible Numbers 23:8 German Bible Numbers 23:8 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |