2 PETER 2:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
But he was rebuked for his own transgression; a mute donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness — the historical irony is profound: the dumb animal possesses more sense than the prophet. The donkey's speech (phthenxato phonē anthrōpou) represents divine intervention overriding human agency. Balaam's madness (anoia) suggests the moral derangement that accompanies the pursuit of forbidden gain.
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