Verse 7

And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:5-6 : 5 So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me: 6 Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.
  • Num 23:18 : 18 And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
  • Num 24:3 : 3 And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:
  • Deut 23:4 : 4 Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.
  • Job 27:1 : 1 And Job again took up the word and said,
  • Job 29:1 : 1 And Job again took up the word and said,
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
  • Num 24:15 : 15 Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
  • Mic 2:4 : 4 In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction has come to us.
  • Num 24:23 : 23 Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
  • Hab 2:6 : 6 Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.
  • Num 24:21 : 21 And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.
  • Num 22:11 : 11 See, the people who have come out of Egypt are covering all the earth: now, put a curse on this people for me, so that I may be able to make war on them, driving them out of the land.
  • Num 22:17 : 17 For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.
  • Gen 10:22 : 22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
  • Gen 28:2 : 2 But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
  • Gen 28:7 : 7 And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
  • Prov 26:2 : 2 As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
  • Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?
  • 1 Sam 17:10 : 10 And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together.
  • 1 Sam 17:25-26 : 25 And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel. 26 And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
  • 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.
  • 1 Sam 17:45 : 45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
  • 2 Sam 21:21 : 21 And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.
  • 2 Sam 23:9 : 9 After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,