“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
Joshua 24:10 - Easy To Read Version But I, the Lord, refused to listen to Balaam. So Balaam asked for good things to happen to you! He blessed you many times. I saved you and brought you out of trouble. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I delivered you out of Balak's hand. [Deut. 23:5.] American Standard Version (1901) but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. Common English Bible But I wasn’t willing to listen to Balaam, so he actually blessed you. I rescued you from his power. Catholic Public Domain Version And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I would not hear him: but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand. |
“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
My people, remember the \{evil\} plans\par of Balak king of Moab.\par Remember what Balaam son of Beor\par said to Balak.\par Remember the things that happened\par from Acacia to Gilgal {\cf2\super [73]} .\par Remember those things and\par you will know the Lord is right!”\par
Then the Lord’s angel said to Balaam, “No! You can go with these men. But be careful. Speak only the words that I will tell you to say.” So Balaam went with the leaders that Balak had sent.
But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. The Lord changed the curse into a blessing for you. Why? Because the Lord your God loves you.
Then you went across the Jordan River to the city of Jericho. The people in Jericho fought against you. Also, the Amorite people, the Perizzite people, the Canaanite people, the Hittite people, the Girgashite people, the Hivite people, and the Jebusite people fought against you. But I allowed you to defeat all of them.