Balaam took up his oracle. He said: From Aram, Balak has brought me. Balak, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains, said, “Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, denounce Israel.”

Balaam took up his oracle and said: Get up, Balak, and listen! Give ear to me, son of Zippor.

He took up his oracle and said: The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, the declaration of the man whose eye is open,

Balaam’s Fourth Message

Balaam took up his oracle and said: The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, the declaration of the man whose eye is open,

Balaam’s Final Messages

He looked at Amalek, took up his oracle, and said: First among the nations was Amalek, but his end will come to destruction.

He looked at the Kenites, took up his oracle, and said: Permanent is your dwelling place. Set in stone is your nest.

He took up his oracle and said: Ah, who will live when God does this?

The Last Words of David

These are the last words of David, the oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up high, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the pleasant singer of Israel’s songs.

The Oracle of Agur

The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. This man declares: I am weary, God. I am weary, God, and worn out,

The Sayings of Lemuel

The words of Lemuel, a king. An oracle that his mother used, to teach him discipline:

Prophecies Against the NationsA Prophecy Against Babylon

The oracleabout Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz saw.

A Prophecy Against the Philistines

This oracle came during the year that King Ahaz died.

A Prophecy Against Moab

An oracle against Moab. In one night, Ar of Moab has been ruined and brought to nothing. In one night, Kir of Moab has been ruined and brought to nothing.

A Prophecy Against Damascus and Israel

An oracle against Damascus. Soon Damascus will no longer be a city. It will become a heap of ruins.

A Prophecy About Egypt

An oracle against Egypt. Look, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud, coming to Egypt! The worthless idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt inside them.

The Fall of Babylon

An oracle about the Wilderness by the Sea. Like windstorms that sweep through the Negev, it comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying place.

A Prophecy Against Edom

The oracle against Dumah. Someone calls out to me from Seir, Watchman, how much of the night remains? Watchman, how much of the night remains?

A Prophecy Against Arabia

An oracle against Arabia. You spend the night among the thickets of Arabia, you caravans of Dedanites.

A Prophecy About Jerusalem

An oracle about the Valley of Vision. What is troubling you now? Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops?

An Oracle Against Shebna

This is what the Lord, the God of Armies, says. Go to this administrator Shebna, who is in charge of the palace, and ask him,

A Prophecy About Tyre

An oracle about Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! Because Tyre has been destroyed— no more house or harbor! This is the news they heard from Cyprus.

Judah’s Envoys Take Tribute to Egypt

An oracle about the animals of the Negev. Through the land of trouble and distress, the land of the lioness and the lion, of the viper and the venomous flying serpent, Judah’s envoys carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on camels’ humps, to a nation that cannot help them.

Your prophets saw visions for you, but they were empty and worthless. They did not reveal your guilt, in order to turn away your captivity. They saw oracles for you that were empty and misleading.

The First Judgment Oracle

You, son of man, get a sharp sword for yourself. You shall use it on yourself like a barber’s razor. Use it on your head and on your beard. Then get scales for yourself so that you can weigh and divide the hair.

Oracles Against the NationsAn Oracle Against the Ammonites

The word of the Lord came to me.