⁵ The Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”

⁹ Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said,

¹⁸ I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him.

²¹ “And this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken!

¹⁶ And the Lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”

⁵¹ He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation.

¹² for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.”