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2 Peter 2:16

16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

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2 Peter 2:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

2 Peter 2:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

2 Peter 2:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

2 Peter 2:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.

2 Peter 2:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 But a donkey, which cannot talk, told Balaam he was sinning. It spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the prophet’s crazy thinking.

2 Peter 2:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

2 Peter 2:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 but had reproof of his own wickedness—the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the folly of the prophet.

2 Peter 2:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 But he was convicted for his evil. A donkey, which normally can’t talk, spoke with a human voice and wouldn’t allow the prophet to continue his insanity. 

2 Peter 2:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 but received a rebuke for his transgression: A donkey that could not talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s irrationality.

2 Peter 2:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

2 Peter 2:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness: a speechless donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness.

2 Peter 2:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 But a donkey corrected him for the wrong he did. Animals don’t speak. But the donkey spoke with a human voice. It tried to stop the prophet from doing a very dumb thing.

2 Peter 2:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.


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