Numbers 23:8
Berean Standard Bible
How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?
Context
6So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab. 7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying:
“Balak brought me from Aram,
the king of Moab from the mountains of the east.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me;
come and denounce Israel!’ 8How can I curse what God has not cursed?
How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced? 9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
Behold, a people dwelling apart,
not reckoning themselves among the nations. 10Who can count the dust of Jacob
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous;
let my end be like theirs!”
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.