Numbers 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? - It was granted on all hands that no incantations nor imprecations could avail, unless God concurred and ratified them. From God's communication to Balaam he saw that God was determined to bless and defend Israel, and therefore all endeavors to injure them must be in vain.

Numbers 23:8

8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?