Numbers 24:3-9

New International Version

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,^(A)
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,^(B)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,^[a](C)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

⁵ “How beautiful are your tents,^(D) Jacob,
    your dwelling places, Israel!

⁶ “Like valleys they spread out,
    like gardens beside a river,^(E)
like aloes^(F) planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.^(G)
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
    their seed will have abundant water.

“Their king will be greater than Agag;^(H)
    their kingdom will be exalted.^(I)

⁸ “God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;^(J)
    with their arrows they pierce them.^(K)
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness^(L)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed^(M)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”^(N)