Numbers 23:7 - Good News Translation (US Version)

⁷ Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Balak king of Moab has brought me From Syria, from the eastern mountains. ‘Come speak for me,’ he said. ‘Put a curse on the people of Israel.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, Out of the mountains of the east, Saying, Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Balaam took up his [figurative] speech and said: Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me; and come, violently denounce Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ Then he raised his voice and made his address: “From Aram Balak led me, the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains. Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And taking up his parable, he said: "Balak, king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram, from the mountains of the east. 'Come forth,' he said, 'and curse Jacob. Hurry and condemn Israel.'

Numbers 23:7 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 10:22

Shem's sons—Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

Genesis 28:2

Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.

Genesis 28:7

He found out that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Mesopotamia.

2 Samuel 21:21

He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.

2 Samuel 23:9

The second of the famous three was Eleazar son of Dodo, of the clan of Ahoh. One day he and David challenged the Philistines who had gathered for battle. The Israelites fell back,

Job 27:1

I swear by the living Almighty God, who refuses me justice and makes my life bitter—

Job 29:1

Job began speaking again.

Psalm 49:5

I am not afraid in times of danger when I am surrounded by enemies,

Psalm 78:2

I am going to use wise sayings and explain mysteries from the past,

Proverbs 26:2

Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.

Ezekiel 17:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “tell the Israelites a parable

Ezekiel 20:49

But I protested, “Sovereign Lord, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles.”

Micah 2:4

When that time comes, people will use the story about you as an example of disaster, and they will sing this song of despair about your experience: We are completely ruined! The Lord has taken our land away And given it to those who took us captive.”

Habakkuk 2:6

The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them. They will say, “You take what isn't yours, but you are doomed! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up?”

Numbers 22:11

that a people who came from Egypt has spread out over the whole land. He wants me to curse them for him, so that he can fight them and drive them out.”

Numbers 22:17

I will reward you richly and do anything you say. Please come and curse these people for me.”

Numbers 23:18

and Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Come, Balak son of Zippor, And listen to what I have to say.

Numbers 23:6

So he went back and found Balak still standing by his burnt offering with all the leaders of Moab.

Numbers 24:15

Then he uttered this prophecy: “The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,

Numbers 24:21

In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy: “The place where you live is secure, Safe as a nest set high on a cliff,

Numbers 24:23

Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Who are these people gathering in the north?

Numbers 24:3

and he uttered this prophecy: “The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,

Matthew 13:33

Jesus told them still another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises.”

Matthew 13:35

He did this to make come true what the prophet had said, “I will use parables when I speak to them; I will tell them things unknown since the creation of the world.”

Mark 12:12

The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

Deuteronomy 23:4

They refused to provide you with food and water when you were on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor, from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse you.

1 Samuel 17:10

Here and now I challenge the Israelite army. I dare you to pick someone to fight me!”

1 Samuel 17:36

I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:45

David answered, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied.