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

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

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

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

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
¹⁶ the prophecy of one who hears the words^(A) of God,
    who has knowledge from the Most High,^(B)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

¹⁷ “I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near.^(C)
A star will come out of Jacob;^(D)
    a scepter will rise out of Israel.^(E)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,^(F)
    the skulls^[a](G) of^[b] all the people of Sheth.^[c]