Numbers 23:11

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed [them] altogether.

And Balak {H1111} said {H559} unto Balaam {H1109}, What hast thou done {H6213} unto me? I took {H3947} thee to curse {H6895} mine enemies {H341}, and, behold, thou hast blessed {H1288} them altogether {H1288}.

Balak said to Bil'am, "What have you done to me?! To curse my enemies is why I brought you; and, here, you have totally blessed them!"

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

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Cross-References

  • Nehemiah 13:2 (7 votes)

    Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

  • Numbers 24:10 (6 votes)

    ¶ And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.

  • Psalms 109:17 (4 votes)

    As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

  • Psalms 109:20 (4 votes)

    [Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

  • Numbers 22:17 (4 votes)

    For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

  • Numbers 23:7 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Numbers 23:8 (4 votes)

    How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?