Numbers 23:8

How can I revile one whom GOD hath not reviled? Yea, how can I rage on one on whom Yahweh hath not raged?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

In Context

7So he took up his parable and said,—From Aram, doth Balak conduct me, The king of Moab, from the mountains of the East, Come thou! curse me Jacob, Yea, come thou! rage on Israel.

9Surely from the head of the rocks, do I see him, Yea, from the hills, do I observe him,—Lo! a people, who alone doth dwell, And among the nations, he doth not reckon himself.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them,—Thou shalt not curse the people, For blessed, he is.

Numbers 23:23Surely, there is no enchantment against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel,—Now, shall it be said—Of Jacob and of Israel, What hath GOD wrought!

Isaiah 44:25Frustrating the signs of praters, And, diviners, he confoundeth,—Turning wise men backwards, And their knowledge, he maketh folly;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:2-13

Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam: and he… Read the whole commentary →

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