11 Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded."
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
11 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, 'I will certainly honor you,' but the Lord has held you back from honor."
11 Get out of here! Go home! I told you I would pay you well, but you're getting nothing. You can blame God."
11 Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor."
11 Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the Lord has kept you from your reward."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 24:11
Commentary on Numbers 24:10-14
(Read Numbers 24:10-14)
This vain attempt to curse Israel is ended. Balak broke out into a rage against Balaam, and expressed great vexation. Balaam has a very full excuse; God restrained him from saying what he would have said, and constrained him to say what he would not have uttered.