Numbers 23:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Balaam spoke, and this was his message: “Balak, the king of Moab, brought me here from the eastern mountains of Aram. Balak said to me, ‘Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, speak against the Israelites.’

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:4

The Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam, the son of Beor from the Mesopotamian city of Pethor, to curse you.

Numbers 24:3

and he gave this message: “This message is from Balaam son of Beor. I am speaking about things I see clearly.

Numbers 23:18

Then Balaam said this: “Stand up, Balak, and listen to me. Hear me, Balak son of Zippor.

Micah 2:4

Then people will sing songs about you. They will sing this sad song: ‘We are ruined! The Lord took away our land and gave it to other people. Yes, he took my land away from me. He has divided our fields among our enemies.

Psalm 78:2

I will tell you a story. I will tell you about things from the past that are hard to understand.

Job 29:1

Job continued to speak:

Numbers 24:23

Then Balaam said this: “No one can live when God does this.

Numbers 24:15

Then Balaam gave this message: “This message is from Balaam son of Beor. I am speaking about things I see clearly.

Mark 12:12

When these Jewish leaders heard this story, they knew it was about them. They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus, but they were afraid of what the crowd would do. So they left him and went away.

Matthew 13:33

Then Jesus told them another story: “God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour to make bread. The yeast makes all the dough rise.”

Proverbs 26:2

Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.

Job 27:1

Job continued his answer:

2 Samuel 23:9

Next, there was Eleazar son of Dodai who was there with David when he challenged the Philistines who had gathered for battle. The Israelites ran away,

Matthew 13:35

This was to make clear the full meaning of what the prophet said: “I will speak using stories; I will tell things that have been secrets since the world was made.” Psalm 78:2

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all those people will laugh at him and tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich by collecting debts.’

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! If I say this, the people will say that I am only telling them stories.”

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, I have a story with a hidden meaning for you to tell the family of Israel.

2 Samuel 21:21

This man challenged Israel and made fun of them, but Jonathan killed this man. (This was Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimei.)

1 Samuel 17:45

David said to the Philistine, “You come to me using sword, spear, and javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel. You have said bad things about him.

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:10

The Philistine also said, “Today I stand and make fun of the army of Israel. I dare you to send me one of your men and let us fight.”

Numbers 24:21

Then Balaam saw the Kenites and said this: “You believe that your country is safe, like a bird’s nest high on a mountain.

Numbers 22:17

I will pay you very much, and I will do whatever you ask. Come and curse these people for me.”

Numbers 22:11

This is the message: A new nation of people has come out of Egypt. There are so many people that they cover the land. So come and curse these people. Then maybe I will be able to fight them and force them to leave my land.”

Genesis 28:7

Esau learned that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went to Paddan Aram.

Genesis 28:2

So leave this place and go to Paddan Aram. Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Laban, your mother’s brother, lives there. Marry one of his daughters.

Genesis 10:22

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Numbers 23:6

So Balaam went back to Balak. Balak was still standing near the altar, and all the leaders of Moab were standing there with them.

Psalm 49:5

Why should I be afraid when trouble comes? There is no need to fear when evil enemies surround me.