As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless lighteth not.
Numbers 23:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How can I curse those God has not cursed? Or how can I [violently] denounce those the Lord has not denounced? American Standard Version (1901) How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied? Common English Bible How can I curse whom God hasn’t cursed? How can I denounce whom God hasn’t denounced? Catholic Public Domain Version How shall I curse him, whom God has not cursed? For what reason would I condemn him, whom the Lord does not condemn? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How shall I curse him, whom God hath not cursed? By what means should I detest him, whom the Lord detesteth not? |
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless lighteth not.
that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish:
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob, Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.