Numbers 23:5-12

Numbers 23:5-12

[5] And the LORD  put  a word  in Balaam's  mouth,  and said,  Return  unto Balak,  and thus thou shalt speak.  [6] And he returned  unto him, and, lo, he stood  by his burnt sacrifice,  he, and all the princes  of Moab.  [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,  curse  me Jacob,  defy  Israel.  [8] How  shall I curse,  whom God  hath not cursed?  or how shall I defy,  whom the LORD  hath not defied?  [9] For from the top  of the rocks  I see  him, and from the hills  I behold  him: lo, the people  shall dwell  alone,  and shall not be reckoned  among the nations.  [10] Who can count  the dust  of Jacob,  and the number  of the fourth  part of Israel?  Let me die  the death  of the righteous,  and let my last  [11] And Balak  said  unto Balaam,  What hast thou done  unto me? I took  thee to curse  mine enemies,  and, behold, thou hast blessed  [12] And he answered  and said,  Must I not take heed  to speak  that which the LORD  hath put  in my mouth?