Verse 7

And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balak{H1111} the king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} hath brought{H5148}{(H8686)} me from Aram{H758}, out of the mountains{H2042} of the east{H6924}, saying, Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, curse{H779}{(H8798)} me Jacob{H3290}, and come{H3212}{(H8798)}, defy{H2194}{(H8798)} Israel{H3478}.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:5-6 : 5 He sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} therefore unto Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} to Pethor{H6604}, which is by the river{H5104} of the land{H776} of the children{H1121} of his people{H5971}, to call{H7121}{(H8800)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Behold, there is a people{H5971} come out{H3318}{(H8804)} from Egypt{H4714}: behold, they cover{H3680}{(H8765)} the face{H5869} of the earth{H776}, and they abide{H3427}{(H8802)} over against{H4136} me: 6 Come{H3212}{(H8798)} now therefore, I pray thee, curse{H779}{(H8798)} me this people{H5971}; for they are too mighty{H6099} for me: peradventure I shall prevail{H3201}{(H8799)}, that we may smite{H5221}{(H8686)} them, and that I may drive them out{H1644}{(H8762)} of the land{H776}: for I wot{H3045}{(H8804)} that he whom thou blessest{H1288}{(H8762)} is blessed{H1288}{(H8794)}, and he whom thou cursest{H779}{(H8799)} is cursed{H779}{(H8714)}.
  • Num 23:18 : 18 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Rise up{H6965}{(H8798)}, Balak{H1111}, and hear{H8085}{(H8798)}; hearken{H238}{(H8685)} unto me, thou son{H1121} of Zippor{H6834}:
  • Num 24:3 : 3 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}, and the man{H1397} whose eyes{H5869} are open{H8365}{(H8803)} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}:
  • Deut 23:4 : 4 Because{H1697} they met{H6923}{(H8765)} you not with bread{H3899} and with water{H4325} in the way{H1870}, when ye came forth{H3318}{(H8800)} out of Egypt{H4714}; and because they hired{H7936}{(H8804)} against thee Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} of Pethor{H6604} of Mesopotamia{H763}, to curse{H7043}{(H8763)} thee.
  • Job 27:1 : 1 Moreover Job{H347} continued{H3254}{(H8686)}{H5375}{(H8800)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)},
  • Job 29:1 : 1 Moreover Job{H347} continued{H3254}{(H8686)}{H5375}{(H8800)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)},
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open{H6605}{H8799)} my mouth{H6310} in a parable{H4912}: I will utter{H5042}{H8686)} dark sayings{H2420} of old{H6924}:
  • Num 24:15 : 15 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Balaam{H1109} the son{H1121} of Beor{H1160} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}, and the man{H1397} whose eyes{H5869} are open{H8365}{(H8803)} hath said{H5002}{(H8803)}:
  • Mic 2:4 : 4 In that day{H3117} shall one take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against you, and lament{H5091}{(H8804)} with a doleful{H5093} lamentation{H5092}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, We be utterly{H7703}{(H8800)} spoiled{H7703}{(H8738)}: he hath changed{H4171}{(H8686)} the portion{H2506} of my people{H5971}: how hath he removed{H4185}{(H8686)} it from me! turning away{H7725}{(H8788)} he hath divided{H2505}{(H8762)} our fields{H7704}.
  • Num 24:23 : 23 And he took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Alas{H188}, who shall live{H2421}{(H8799)} when God{H410} doeth{H7760}{(H8800)} this!
  • Hab 2:6 : 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say{H559}{(H8799)}, Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth{H3513}{(H8688)} himself with thick clay{H5671}!
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 Another{G243} parable{G3850} spake he{G2980}{(G5656)} unto them{G846}; The kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772} is{G2076}{(G5748)} like{G3664} unto leaven{G2219}, which{G3739} a woman{G1135} took{G2983}{(G5631)}, and hid{G1470}{(G5656)} in{G1519} three{G5140} measures{G4568} of meal{G224}, till{G2193} the whole{G3650} was{G3739} leavened{G2220}{(G5681)}.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That{G3704} it might be fulfilled{G4137}{(G5686)} which{G3588} was spoken{G4483}{(G5685)} by{G1223} the prophet{G4396}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, I will open{G455}{(G5692)} my{G3450} mouth{G4750} in{G1722} parables{G3850}; I will utter{G2044}{(G5695)} things which have been kept secret{G2928}{(G5772)} from{G575} the foundation{G2602} of the world{G2889}.
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 And{G2532} they sought{G2212}{(G5707)} to lay hold{G2902}{(G5658)} on him{G846}, but{G2532} feared{G5399}{(G5675)} the people{G3793}: for{G1063} they knew{G1097}{(G5627)} that{G3754} he had spoken{G2036}{(G5627)} the parable{G3850} against{G4314} them{G846}: and{G2532} they left{G863}{(G5631)} him{G846}, and went their way{G565}{(G5627)}.
  • Num 24:21 : 21 And he looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on the Kenites{H7017}, and took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Strong{H386} is thy dwellingplace{H4186}, and thou puttest{H7760}{(H8798)} thy nest{H7064} in a rock{H5553}.
  • Num 22:11 : 11 Behold, there is a people{H5971} come out{H3318}{(H8802)} of Egypt{H4714}, which covereth{H3680}{(H8762)} the face{H5869} of the earth{H776}: come{H3212}{(H8798)} now, curse{H6895}{(H8798)} me them; peradventure I shall be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to overcome{H3898}{(H8736)} them, and drive them out{H1644}{(H8765)}.
  • Num 22:17 : 17 For I will promote{H3513} thee unto very{H3966} great{H3513}{(H8763)} honour{H3513}{(H8762)}, and I will do{H6213}{(H8799)} whatsoever thou sayest{H559}{(H8799)} unto me: come{H3212}{(H8798)} therefore, I pray thee, curse{H6895}{(H8798)} me this people{H5971}.
  • Gen 10:22 : 22 The children{H1121} of Shem{H8035}; Elam{H5867}, and Asshur{H804}, and Arphaxad{H775}, and Lud{H3865}, and Aram{H758}.
  • Gen 28:2 : 2 Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go{H3212}{(H8798)} to Padanaram{H6307}, to the house{H1004} of Bethuel{H1328} thy mother's{H517} father{H1}; and take{H3947}{(H8798)} thee a wife{H802} from thence of the daughters{H1323} of Laban{H3837} thy mother's{H517} brother{H251}.
  • Gen 28:7 : 7 And that Jacob{H3290} obeyed{H8085}{(H8799)} his father{H1} and his mother{H517}, and was gone{H3212}{(H8799)} to Padanaram{H6307};
  • Prov 26:2 : 2 As the bird{H6833} by wandering{H5110}{(H8800)}, as the swallow{H1866} by flying{H5774}{(H8800)}, so the curse{H7045} causeless{H2600} shall not come{H935}{(H8799)}.
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, put forth{H2330}{(H8798)} a riddle{H2420}, and speak{H4911}{(H8798)} a parable{H4912} unto the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478};
  • Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} I, Ah{H162} Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}! they say{H559}{(H8802)} of me, Doth he not speak{H4911}{(H8764)} parables{H4912}?
  • 1 Sam 17:10 : 10 And the Philistine{H6430} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I defy{H2778}{(H8765)} the armies{H4634} of Israel{H3478} this day{H3117}; give{H5414}{(H8798)} me a man{H376}, that we may fight{H3898}{(H8735)} together{H3162}.
  • 1 Sam 17:25-26 : 25 And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Have ye seen{H7200}{(H8804)} this man{H376} that is come up{H5927}{(H8802)}? surely to defy{H2778}{(H8763)} Israel{H3478} is he come up{H5927}{(H8802)}: and it shall be, that the man{H376} who killeth{H5221}{(H8686)} him, the king{H4428} will enrich{H6238}{(H8686)} him with great{H1419} riches{H6239}, and will give{H5414}{(H8799)} him his daughter{H1323}, and make{H6213}{(H8799)} his father's{H1} house{H1004} free{H2670} in Israel{H3478}. 26 And David{H1732} spake{H559}{(H8799)} to the men{H582} that stood{H5975}{(H8802)} by him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, What shall be done{H6213}{(H8735)} to the man{H376} that killeth{H5221}{(H8686)} this{H1975} Philistine{H6430}, and taketh away{H5493}{(H8689)} the reproach{H2781} from Israel{H3478}? for who is this uncircumcised{H6189} Philistine{H6430}, that he should defy{H2778}{(H8765)} the armies{H4634} of the living{H2416} God{H430}?
  • 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Thy servant{H5650} slew{H5221}{(H8689)} both the lion{H738} and the bear{H1677}: and this uncircumcised{H6189} Philistine{H6430} shall be as one{H259} of them, seeing he hath defied{H2778}{(H8765)} the armies{H4634} of the living{H2416} God{H430}.
  • 1 Sam 17:45 : 45 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} David{H1732} to the Philistine{H6430}, Thou comest{H935}{(H8802)} to me with a sword{H2719}, and with a spear{H2595}, and with a shield{H3591}: but I come{H935}{(H8802)} to thee in the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of the armies{H4634} of Israel{H3478}, whom thou hast defied{H2778}{(H8765)}.
  • 2 Sam 21:21 : 21 And when he defied{H2778}{(H8762)} Israel{H3478}, Jonathan{H3083} the son{H1121} of Shimea{H8092} the brother{H251} of David{H1732} slew{H5221}{(H8686)} him.
  • 2 Sam 23:9 : 9 And after{H310} him was Eleazar{H499} the son{H1121} of Dodo{H1734} the Ahohite{H266}, one of the three{H7969} mighty men{H1368} with David{H1732}, when they defied{H2778}{(H8763)} the Philistines{H6430} that were there gathered together{H622}{(H8738)} to battle{H4421}, and the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} were gone away{H5927}{(H8799)}: