BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
9Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse them?
“May those who bless you be blessed
and those who curse you be cursed!”
Numbers 24:9
Numbers 24:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9“He crouches, he lies down like a lion,
And like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9“He bowed down [to rest], he lies down as a lion;
And as a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
Blessed [of God] is he who blesses you,
And cursed [of God] is he who curses you.” [Matt 25:40]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9He crouches, he lies down like a lion,
like a lioness— who dares to rouse him?
Blessed are those who bless you
and cursed are those who curse you.”
American Standard Version (ASV)
9He couched, he lay down as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
Blessed be every one that blesseth thee,
And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
9He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
9He couched, he lay down as a lion,
as a lioness;
who shall rouse him up?
Everyone who blesses you is blessed.
Everyone who curses you is cursed.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9Like a male lion they lie down and sleep.
They are like a female lion.
Who dares to wake them up?
“May those who bless you be blessed!
May those who curse you be cursed!”
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
9The Israelites are like a lion that is lying down. It is ready to attack. When it is asleep, nobody is brave enough to wake it. Those who bless you, Israel, are truly blessed. And those who curse you are truly cursed.’
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
9He has bent, he has lain down as a lion, || And as a lioness, who raises him up? He who is blessing you [is] blessed, || And he who is cursing you [is] cursed.”