For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people."
Numbers 24:11 - Catholic Public Domain Version Return to your place. I had decided, indeed, to honor you greatly, but the Lord has deprived you of the designated honor." Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore now go back where you belong and do it in a hurry! I had intended to promote you to great honor, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor. Common English Bible Now get out of here and go home. I told you I’d greatly honor you, but the LORD has denied you any honor.” Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee: but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee. English Standard Version 2016 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, ‘I will certainly honor you,’ but the Lord has held you back from honor.” |
For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people."
And he said to Balaam: "I sent messengers to call you. Why did you not come to me immediately? Was it because I am not able to pay the cost for your arrival?"
And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: "I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.
Balaam responded to Balak: "Did I not say to your messengers, whom you sent to me:
"Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.
Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,
Be cautious for yourselves, lest you lose what you have accomplished, and so that, instead, you may receive a full reward.