²¹ “If you continue hostile to me and will not obey me, I will continue to plague you sevenfold for your sins.

²⁴ then I, too, will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.^(A)

¹⁰ Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but instead you have blessed them these three times.

¹¹ Thus says the Lord God: Strike your hands together and stamp your foot and say Alas! for all the vile abominations of the house of Israel. For they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.^(A)

²⁴ I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him with the groans of one mortally wounded.^(A)