"Behold,I have received[a command] to bless;When He has blessed,then I cannotrevokeit.
Godsaidto Balaam,"Do not gowith them; you shall not cursethe people,for they are blessed."
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
indeedI will greatlyblessyou, and I will greatlymultiplyyour seedas the starsof the heavensand as the sandwhichis on the seashore;and your seedshall possessthe gateof their enemies.
"Evenfrom eternityI am He, And thereis nonewho can deliverout of My hand;I actand whocan reverseit?"
Balaamrepliedto the servantsof Balak,"ThoughBalakwere to giveme his housefullof silverand gold,I couldnot doanything, either smallorgreat,contraryto the commandof the LORDmy God.
who are protectedby the powerof Godthroughfaithfor a salvationreadyto be revealedin the lasttime.
So Balaamsaidto Balak,"Behold,I have comenowto you! Am I ableto speakanythingat all? The wordthat Godputsin my mouth,that I shall speak."
Then Isaactrembledviolently,and said,"Whowas he thenthat huntedgameand brought[it] to me, so that I ateof all[of it] beforeyou came,and blessedhim? Yes,and he shall be blessed."
"So they shall invokeMy nameon the sonsof Israel,and I [then] will blessthem."
"And nowit has pleasedYou to blessthe houseof Your servant,that it may continueforeverbeforeYou; for You, O LORD,have blessed,and it is blessedforever."
