NET Bible
"yet was rebuked for his own transgression(a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness)."
— 2 Peter 2:16, NET Bible
“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 dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet. ”
“but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.”
“But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which, speaking with man's voice, forbade the folly of the prophet.”
“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.”
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
suffering harm as the wages for their harmful ways. By considering it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight, they are stains and blemishes, indulging in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you.
Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!
By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
yet was rebuked for his own transgression(a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).
These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.
For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.
Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.