Numbers 24:7-17
7Water shall flow from his buckets,and his seed shall be ain many waters;
his king shall be higher than bAgag,
and chis kingdom shall be exalted.
8God brings him out of Egypt
and is for him like the dhorns of the wild ox;
he shall eeat up the nations, his adversaries,
and shall fbreak their bones in pieces
and gpierce them through with his arrows.
9He crouched, he lay down like a lion
and hlike a lioness; who will rouse him up?
iBlessed are those who bless you,
and cursed are those who curse you.”
10And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he jstruck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, k“I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times. 11Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, l‘I will certainly honor you,’ but the Lord has held you back from honor.” 12And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me, 13 m‘If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad nof my own will. What the Lord speaks, that will I speak’? 14And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, oI will let you know what this people will do to your people pin the latter days.”
Balaam’s Final Oracle
15 qAnd he took up his discourse and said,“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
16the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
and knows the knowledge of rthe Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
sfalling down with his eyes uncovered:
17 tI see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near:
ua star shall come out of Jacob,
and va scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall wcrush the forehead ▼
▼Hebrew corners [of the head]
of Moaband break down all the sons of Sheth.
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