Before Israel became a nation, and settled in the “Promised Land” given to the Children of Israel by YeHoVaH, nations plotted its demise and destruction. When YeHoVaH is with you, no nation's military, sorcerer, diviner, so-called prophet or soothsayer can stand against you. Balaam’s revelations and Balak’s frustrations caused them both to realize, You Can’t Curse Israel.