for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Come, curse this people for me.’”
Numbers 24:11 - 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.” 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.” 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." 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. |
for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Come, curse this people for me.’”
And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?”
And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times.
And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.