for they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Numbers 22:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many; Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moab was terrified at the people and full of dread, because they were many. Moab was distressed and overcome with fear because of the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. Common English Bible The Moabites greatly feared the people, for they were so numerous. The Moabites were terrified of the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version and that the Moabites had great fear of him, and that they were not able to bear his assault, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault: |
for they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
There they are, in great terror, in terror such as has not been! For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.
Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; the leaders of Moab, trembling seizes them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
I will send my terror before you, and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre.
This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
And they said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of us.”
They answered Joshua, “Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; so we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.