2 Peter 2:16
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumbe asse speaking with mais voice, forbade the madnesse of the Prophet.”
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2 Peter 2:16 Context
14Hauing eyes ful of adulterie and that cannot cease from sinne, beguiling vnstable soules: an heart they haue exercised with couetous practises: cursed children: 15Which haue forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, who loued the wages of vnrighteousnesse, 16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumbe asse speaking with mais voice, forbade the madnesse of the Prophet. 17These are welles without water, cloudes that are caried with a tempest, to whom the mist of darkenesse is reserued for euer. 18For when they speake great svelling words of vanitie, they alure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonnesse, those that were cleane escaped from them who liue in errour.
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Other Translations for 2 Peter 2:16
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
- King James Version
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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man's voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.
- Basic English Bible
but had reproof of his own wickedness -- [the] dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the folly of the prophet.
- Darby Bible
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice, forbad the madness of the prophet.
- Webster's Bible
But he was rebuked for his transgression: a dumb ass spoke with a human voice and checked the madness of the Prophet.
- Weymouth Bible
but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
- World English Bible
But he hadde repreuyng of his woodnesse; a doumb beest vndur yok, that spak with vois of man, that forbede the vnwisdom of the profete.
- Wycliffe Bible
and had a rebuke of his own iniquity -- a dumb ass, in man's voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Peter 2:16
2:16 The beast - Though naturally dumb.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Peter 2:16
2Pe 2:16 But was rebuked for his iniquity. By the voice that was put into the mouth of the brute he rode (Nu 22:28-30).