2 Peter 2:16

But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

But {G1161} was {G2192} rebuked {G1649} for his {G2398} iniquity {G3892}: the dumb {G880} ass {G5268} speaking {G5350} with {G1722} man's {G444} voice {G5456} forbad {G2967} the madness {G3913} of the prophet {G4396}.

but was rebuked for his sin — a dumb beast of burden spoke out with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s insanity!

But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 22:21 (7 votes)

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

  • Numbers 22:33 (7 votes)

    And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

  • Acts 26:11 (2 votes)

    And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:25 (2 votes)

    I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:

  • Ecclesiastes 9:3 (2 votes)

    This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

  • Hosea 9:7 (2 votes)

    ¶ The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

  • Luke 16:11 (2 votes)

    If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?