Numbers 24:11
11 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, 'I will certainly honor you,' but the Lord has held you back from honor."
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11 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, 'I will certainly honor you,' but the Lord has held you back from honor."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 24:11
Commentary on Numbers 24:10-14
(Read Numbers 24:10-14)
This vain attempt to curse Israel is ended. Balak broke out into a rage against Balaam, and expressed great vexation. Balaam has a very full excuse; God restrained him from saying what he would have said, and constrained him to say what he would not have uttered.