Numbers 24:11 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹¹ Therefore now flee to your place; I said, ‘I will certainly honor you,’ but the Lord has held you back from honor.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Therefore now go back where you belong and do it in a hurry! I had intended to promote you to great honor, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Now get out of here and go home. I told you I’d greatly honor you, but the LORD has denied you any honor.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Return to your place. I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly, but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee: but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

Numbers 24:11 Cross References

Numbers 22:17

for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do; come, curse this people for me.’ ”

Numbers 22:37

And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”

Numbers 24:10

And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times.

Numbers 24:12

And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, “Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

Philippians 3:8

Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ

2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for, but may win a full reward.