Numbers 24:9

Numbers 24:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New 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!”

9“He 24:9 Lit bows downcrouches, he lies down like a lion,

And like a lioness, who 24:9 Lit willdares to rouse him?

Blessed is everyone who blesses you,

And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

9He couches, he lies down as a lion,

And as a lion, who dares rouse him?

Blessed is everyone who blesses you,

And cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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]

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.”

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!”