As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not alight.
Numbers 23:8 - King James 2000 How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? or how shall I denounce, whom the LORD has not denounced? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not alight.
That frustrates the omens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
And God said unto Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Come now therefore, I pray you, curse for me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God wrought!
And he took up his oracle, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse for me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel.