“Balak, the king of Moab, brought me
out of the mountains of the east, saying,
‘Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’
23:8 How
or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?
24:9 They crouch and lie down like a lion,
and as a lioness,
Blessed is the one who blesses you,
and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
12:3 I will bless those who bless you,
but the one who treats you lightly
and all the families of the earth will bless one another
27:29 May peoples serve you
and nations bow down to you.
You will be
and the sons of your mother will bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed,
and those who bless you be blessed.”
24:1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land.
109:17 He loved to curse
He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.
109:18 He made cursing a way of life,
so curses poured into his stomach like water
and seeped into his bones like oil.