Numbers 23:7

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Numbers 23:7

Balaam proclaimed his poem:

Balak brought me from Aram;
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”

Numbers 22:5-6

he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. Balak said to him: “Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the surface of the land and are living right across from me.

Numbers 23:18

Balaam proclaimed his poem:

Balak, get up and listen;
son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!

Numbers 24:3

and he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,

Deuteronomy 23:4

This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you.

Numbers 24:15

Then he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;

Numbers 24:23

Once more he proclaimed his poem:

Ah, who can live when God does this?

Job 27:1

Job continued his discourse, saying:

Job 29:1

Job continued his discourse, saying:

Psalm 78:2

I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—

Micah 2:4

In that day one will take up a taunt against you,
and lament mournfully, saying,
“We are totally ruined!
He measures out the allotted land of my people.
How He removes it from me!
He allots our fields to traitors.”

Genesis 10:22

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 28:2

Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Genesis 28:7

And Jacob listened to his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram.

Numbers 22:11

‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”

Numbers 22:17

for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”

Numbers 24:21

Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem:

Your dwelling place is enduring;
your nest is set in the cliffs.

1 Samuel 17:10

Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”

1 Samuel 17:25-26

Previously, an Israelite man had declared: “Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the household of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.”

1 Samuel 17:36

Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 17:45

David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him.

2 Samuel 21:21

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.

2 Samuel 23:9

After him, Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines. The men of Israel retreated in the place they had gathered for battle,

Proverbs 26:2

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just posing riddles?’”

Habakkuk 2:6

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:

Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.

Matthew 13:33

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

Matthew 13:35

so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.

Mark 12:12

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

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Summary

Numbers 23:7

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.

He took

Come

Numbers 22:6

Proverbs 26:2

Defy israel

1 Samuel 17:10

2 Samuel 21:21

2 Samuel 23:9

General references

Numbers 23:11

Numbers 24:15

Bible References

He took

Balaam proclaimed his poem:

Balak, get up and listen;
son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!

and he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,

Job continued his discourse, saying:

I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—

“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just posing riddles?’”

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

Come

Please come and put a curse on these people for me because they are more powerful than I am. I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that those you bless are blessed and those you curse are cursed.”

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Defy israel

Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.

After him, Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines. The men of Israel retreated in the place they had gathered for battle,

General references

“What have you done to me?” Balak asked Balaam. “I brought you to curse my enemies, but look, you have only blessed them!”

Then he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;