Numbers 22:20

Easy To Read Version

That night, God came to Balaam. God said, “These men have come again to ask you to go with them. So you can go with them. But do only the things that I tell you to do.”

Cross References

Psalm 81:12

So I let them do what they wanted to do.\par Israel did anything they wanted to do.\par

Isaiah 37:29

Yes, you were upset at me.\par I heard your proud insults.\par So I will put my hook in your nose.\par And I will put my bit {\cf2\super [356]} in your mouth.\par Then I will turn you around\par and lead you back the way you came.’”\par

Jeremiah 1:7

But the Lord said to me,

Hosea 13:11

I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.

Numbers 22:19

But you can stay here tonight like the other men did. And during the night I will learn what the Lord wants to tell me.”

Numbers 22:35

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.

Numbers 23:12

But Balaam answered, “I must say the things that the Lord tells me to say.”

Numbers 23:16

So the Lord came to Balaam and told Balaam what to say. Then the Lord told Balaam to go back to Balak and say those things.

Numbers 23:26

Balaam answered, “I told you before that I can only say the things that the Lord tells me to say.”

Numbers 23:5

Then the Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and say these things that I have given you to say.”

Numbers 24:13

‘Balak can give me his most beautiful house filled with silver and gold. But I can still say only the things that the Lord commands me to say. I cannot do anything myself, good or bad. I must say what the Lord commands.’ Surely you remember that I told your men these things.

Numbers 24:4

I heard this message from God. I saw what God All-Powerful [299] showed me. I humbly tell what I clearly see.