But My people did not listen to My voice. Israel was not willing to be Mine.
Numbers 22:20 - Tree of Life Version God came to Balaam by night and said to him, “Since the men came to you to summon you, arise and go with them. However, only the word I tell you are you to do!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them, but still only what I tell you may you do. American Standard Version (1901) And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do. Common English Bible God came to Balaam in the night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, arise and go with them. But you must do only what I tell you to do.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, God came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: "If these men have arrived to call you, then rise up and go with them; yet only in so far as you shall do what I will command you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: If these men be come to call thee, arise and go with them. Yet so, that thou do what I shall command thee. |
But My people did not listen to My voice. Israel was not willing to be Mine.
Because your raging against Me and your arrogance reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way that you came.”
But Adonai answered me, “Do not say ‘I’m only a boy!’ For to everyone I send you, you will go, and all I command you, you will speak.
But now, you may spend the night here, too. Then I may find out anything else Adonai may say to me.”
The angel of Adonai said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s princes.
But in response he said, “Mustn’t I speak whatever Adonai puts into my mouth?”
Adonai met Balaam there and put a message into his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak and speak thus.”
Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Haven’t I told you, ‘All that Adonai says, I must do?’
Adonai put a message into Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and speak this.”
‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the mouth of Adonai, to do good or bad from my own heart? Whatever Adonai may speak, I will speak!’
the oracle of one hearing God’s speech, one seeing Shaddai’s vision, one fallen down, yet with open eyes: