Numbers 23:8
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 23 connects to 6 cross-references. Balaam offers sacrifices from three locations and speaks oracles, but each time God replaces the expected curse with a blessing over Israel. The first oracle proclaims Israel's separateness and multiplicity; the second declares God does not change purposes and that …
Other Translations
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?
What--do I pierce? --God hath not pierced! And what--am I indignant? --Jehovah hath not been indignant!
How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
Cross References
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are …
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath 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 …
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge …
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if …
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, …