Then Balaksaidto Balaam,"Pleasecome,I will takeyou to anotherplace;perhapsit will be agreeablewith Godthat you cursethem for me from there."
"But He is uniqueand whocan turnHim? And [what] His souldesires,that He does.
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
"For the LORDof hostshas planned,and whocan frustrate[it]? And as for His stretched-outhand,whocan turnit back?"
"For I, the LORD,do not change;therefore you, O sonsof Jacob,are not consumed.
"Now,therefore, pleasecome,cursethispeoplefor me sincethey are toomightyfor me; perhapsI may be ableto defeatthem and drivethem out of the land.For I knowthat he whomyou blessis blessed,and he whomyou curseis cursed."
Then Balaksaidto him, "Pleasecomewith me to anotherplacefrom whereyou may seethem, although you will onlyseethe extremeendof them and will not seeallof them; and cursethem for me from there."
But Balaamrepliedto Balak,"Did I not tellyou, 'Whateverthe LORDspeaks,that I must do'?"
So BalaktookBalaamto the topof Peorwhich overlooksthe wasteland.
for the giftsand the callingof Godare irrevocable.
