Verse 5

Nevertheless Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} would{H14} not hearken{H8085} unto Balaam;{H1109} but Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} turned{H2015} the curse{H7045} into a blessing{H1293} unto thee, because Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} loved{H157} thee.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 7:7-8 : 7 Jehovah{H3068} did not set his love{H2836} upon you, nor choose{H977} you, because ye were more{H7230} in number than any people;{H5971} for ye were the fewest{H4592} of all peoples:{H5971} 8 but because Jehovah{H3068} loveth you, and because he would keep{H8104} the oath{H7621} which he sware{H7650} unto your fathers,{H1} hath Jehovah{H3068} brought you out{H3318} with a mighty{H2389} hand,{H3027} and redeemed{H6299} you out{H3318} of the house{H1004} of bondage,{H5650} from the hand{H3027} of Pharaoh{H6547} king{H4428} of Egypt.{H4714}
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What{G5101} then{G3767} shall we{G2046} say{G2046} to{G4314} these things?{G5023} If{G1487} God{G2316} [is] for{G5228} us,{G2257} who{G5101} [is] against{G2596} us?{G2257}
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For{G1063} our{G2257} light{G1645} affliction,{G2347} which is for the moment,{G3910} worketh{G2716} for us{G2254} {G2596} more and {G5236} more{G1519} exceedingly{G5236} an eternal{G166} weight{G922} of glory;{G1391}
  • Eph 2:4-5 : 4 but{G1161} God,{G2316} being{G5607} rich{G4145} in{G1722} mercy,{G1656} for{G1223} his{G846} great{G4183} love{G26} wherewith{G3739} he loved{G25} us,{G2248} 5 even{G2532} when{G5607} we{G2248} were{G5607} dead{G3498} through our trespasses,{G3900} made us alive together with{G4806} Christ{G5547} (by grace{G5485} have ye been{G2075} saved),{G4982}
  • Num 23:5-9 : 5 And Jehovah{H3068} put{H7760} a word{H1697} in Balaam's{H1109} mouth,{H6310} and said,{H559} Return{H7725} unto Balak,{H1111} and thus thou shalt speak.{H1696} 6 And he returned{H7725} unto him, and, lo, he was standing{H5324} by his burnt-offering,{H5930} he, and all the princes{H8269} of Moab.{H4124} 7 And he took up{H5375} his parable,{H4912} and said,{H559} From Aram{H758} hath Balak{H1111} brought{H5148} me, The king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} from the mountains{H2042} of the East:{H6924} Come,{H3212} curse{H779} me Jacob,{H3290} And come,{H3212} defy{H2194} Israel.{H3478} 8 How{H4100} shall I curse,{H5344} whom God{H410} hath not cursed?{H6895} And how shall I defy,{H2194} whom Jehovah{H3068} hath not defied?{H2194} 9 For from the top{H7218} of the rocks{H6697} I see{H7200} him, And from the hills{H1389} I behold{H7789} him: lo, it is a people{H5971} that dwelleth{H7931} alone,{H910} And shall not be reckoned{H2803} among the nations.{H1471} 10 Who can count{H4487} the dust{H6083} of Jacob,{H3290} Or number{H4557} the fourth{H7255} part of Israel?{H3478} Let me die{H4191} the death{H4194} of the righteous,{H3477} And let my last{H319} end be like his! 11 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} 12 And he answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Must I not take heed{H8104} to speak{H1696} that which Jehovah{H3068} putteth{H7760} in my mouth?{H6310}
  • Num 24:9 : 9 He couched,{H3766} he lay down{H7901} as a lion,{H738} And as a lioness;{H3833} who shall rouse him up?{H6965} Blessed{H1288} be every one that blesseth{H1288} thee, And cursed{H779} be every one that curseth{H779} thee.
  • Rom 11:28 : 28 As touching{G2596} the gospel,{G2098} they are enemies{G2190} for{G1223} your{G5209} sake:{G1223} but{G1161} as touching{G2596} the election,{G1589} they are beloved{G27} for{G1223} the fathers'{G3962} sake.{G1223}
  • Num 22:35 : 35 And the angel{H4397} of Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Balaam,{H1109} Go{H3212} with the men;{H582} but only{H657} the word{H1697} that I shall speak{H1696} unto thee, that thou shalt speak.{H1696} So Balaam{H1109} went{H3212} with the princes{H8269} of Balak.{H1111}
  • Num 23:16-26 : 16 And Jehovah{H3068} met{H7136} Balaam,{H1109} and put{H7760} a word{H1697} in his mouth,{H6310} and said,{H559} Return{H7725} unto Balak,{H1111} and thus shalt thou speak.{H1696} 17 And he came{H935} to him, and, lo, he was standing{H5324} by his burnt-offering,{H5930} and the princes{H8269} of Moab{H4124} with him. And Balak{H1111} said{H559} unto him, What hath Jehovah{H3068} spoken?{H1696} 18 And he took up{H5375} his parable,{H4912} and said,{H559} Rise up,{H6965} Balak,{H1111} and hear;{H8085} Hearken{H238} unto me, thou son{H1121} of Zippor:{H6834} 19 God{H410} is not a man,{H376} that he should lie,{H3576} Neither the son{H1121} of man,{H120} that he should repent:{H5162} Hath he said,{H559} and will he not do{H6213} it? Or hath he spoken,{H1696} and will he not make it good?{H6965} 20 Behold, I have received{H3947} [commandment] to bless:{H1288} And he hath blessed,{H1288} and I cannot reverse{H7725} it. 21 He hath not beheld{H5027} iniquity{H205} in Jacob;{H3290} Neither hath he seen{H7200} perverseness{H5999} in Israel:{H3478} Jehovah{H3068} his God{H430} is with him, And the shout{H8643} of a king{H4428} is among them. 22 God{H410} bringeth them forth{H3318} out of Egypt;{H4714} He hath as it were the strength{H8443} of the wild-ox.{H7214} 23 Surely there is no enchantment{H5173} with Jacob;{H3290} Neither is there any divination{H7081} with Israel:{H3478} Now{H6256} shalt it be said{H559} of Jacob{H3290} and of Israel,{H3478} What hath God{H410} wrought!{H6466} 24 Behold, the people{H5971} riseth up{H6965} as a lioness,{H3833} And as a lion{H3833} doth he lift himself up:{H5375} He shall not lie down{H7901} until he eat{H398} of the prey,{H2964} And drink{H8354} the blood{H1818} of the slain.{H2491} 25 And Balak{H1111} said{H559} unto Balaam,{H1109} Neither curse{H5344} them at all,{H6895} nor bless{H1288} them at all.{H1288} 26 But Balaam{H1109} answered{H6030} and said{H559} unto Balak,{H1111} Told{H1696} not I thee, saying,{H559} All that Jehovah{H3068} speaketh,{H1696} that I must do?{H6213}
  • Deut 33:3 : 3 Yea,{H637} he loveth{H2245} the people;{H5971} All his saints{H6918} are in thy hand:{H3027} And they sat down{H8497} at thy feet;{H7272} [Every one] shall receive{H5375} of thy words.{H1703}
  • Ps 73:1 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God{H430} is good{H2896} to Israel,{H3478} [Even] to such as are pure{H1249} in heart.{H3824}
  • Prov 26:2 : 2 As the sparrow{H6833} in her wandering,{H5110} as the swallow{H1866} in her flying,{H5774} So the curse{H7045} that is causeless{H2600} alighteth{H935} not.
  • Jer 31:3 : 3 Jehovah{H3068} appeared{H7200} of old{H7350} unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved{H157} thee with an everlasting{H5769} love:{H160} therefore with lovingkindness{H2617} have I drawn{H4900} thee.
  • Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed{H5674} by thee, and looked{H7200} upon thee, behold, thy time{H6256} was the time{H6256} of love;{H1730} and I spread{H6566} my skirt{H3671} over thee, and covered{H3680} thy nakedness:{H6172} yea, I sware{H7650} unto thee, and entered{H935} into a covenant{H1285} with thee, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} and thou becamest mine.
  • Mic 6:5 : 5 O my people,{H5971} remember{H2142} now what Balak{H1111} king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} devised,{H3289} and what Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} answered{H6030} him; [remember] from Shittim{H7851} unto Gilgal,{H1537} that ye may know{H3045} the righteous{H6666} acts of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Mal 1:2 : 2 I have loved{H157} you, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} Yet ye say,{H559} Wherein hast thou loved{H157} us? Was not Esau{H6215} Jacob's{H3290} brother?{H251} saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} yet I loved{H157} Jacob;{H3290}
  • Rom 9:13 : 13 Even as{G2531} it is written,{G1125} Jacob{G2384} I loved,{G25} but{G1161} Esau{G2269} I hated.{G3404}