Verse 7

Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying,“Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying,‘Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’

Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:5-6 : 5 And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying,“Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are settling next to me. 6 So now, please come and curse this nation for me, for they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I will prevail so that we may conquer them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
  • Num 23:18 : 18 Balaam Prophesies Again Balaam uttered his oracle, and said,“Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:
  • Num 24:3 : 3 Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
  • Deut 23:4 : 4 for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you.
  • Job 27:1 : 1 A Protest of Innocence And Job took up his discourse again:
  • Job 29:1 : 1 IV. Job’s Concluding Soliloquy(29:1-31:40)Job Recalls His Former Condition Then Job continued his speech:
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
  • Num 24:15 : 15 Balaam Prophesies a Fourth Time Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
  • Mic 2:4 : 4 In that day people will sing this taunt song to you– they will mock you with this lament:‘We are completely destroyed; they sell off the property of my people. How they remove it from me! They assign our fields to the conqueror.’
  • Num 24:23 : 23 Then he uttered this oracle:“O, who will survive when God does this!
  • Hab 2:6 : 6 The Proud Babylonians Are as Good as Dead“But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:‘Woe to the one who accumulates what does not belong to him(How long will this go on?)– he who gets rich by extortion!’
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 The Parable of the Yeast He told them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
  • Num 24:21 : 21 Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle:“Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.
  • Num 22:11 : 11 “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out.”
  • Num 22:17 : 17 For I will honor you greatly, and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”
  • Gen 10:22 : 22 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
  • Gen 28:2 : 2 Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
  • Gen 28:7 : 7 Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.
  • Prov 26:2 : 2 Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
  • Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then I said,“O Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me,‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”
  • 1 Sam 17:10 : 10 Then the Philistine said,“I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”
  • 1 Sam 17:25-26 : 25 The men of Israel said,“Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.” 26 David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”
  • 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. For he has defied the armies of the living God!”
  • 1 Sam 17:45 : 45 But David replied to the Philistine,“You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel’s armies, whom you have defied!
  • 2 Sam 21:21 : 21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.
  • 2 Sam 23:9 : 9 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated,