"Behold,¹ I have receivedª° [commandment] to bless:ª° and he hath blessed;ª° and I cannot¹ reverseª° it." {Num 23:20} + "Surely¹ [there is] no¹ enchantmentª against Jacob,ª neither¹ [is there] any divinationª against Israel:ª according to this timeª it shall be saidª° of Jacobª and of Israel,ª What¹ hath Godª wrought!ª°" {Num 23:23} + "That frustratethª° the tokensª of the liars,ª and maketh diviners²° mad;ª°¹ that turnethª° wiseª [men] backward,ª and maketh their knowledge² foolish;ª°¹" {Isa 44:25} + "Standª° now¹ with thine enchantments,ª and with the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª whereinª thou hast labouredª° from thy youth;ª¹ if so be¹ thou shalt be ableª° to profit,ª° if so be¹ thou mayest prevail.ª° ... Thou art weariedª° in the multitudeª of thy counsels.ª Let now¹ the astrologers,ªª° the stargazers,ª²¹ the monthlyª prognosticators,ª° stand up,ª° and saveª° thee from [these things] that¹¹ shall comeª° upon¹ thee." {Isa 47:12-13} |
