Numbers 24:9

Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

In Context

8God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

10And Balac being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: I called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary hast blessed them three times.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:

Genesis 49:9Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?

Deuteronomy 30:7And he will turn all these curses upon thy enemies, and upon them that hate and persecute thee.

2 Chronicles 9:18And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms:

Job 38:39Wilt thou take the prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of her whelps,

Psalms 2:12Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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