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Numbers 24:10-17
New King James Version
Numbers 24:10-17
New King James Version
10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he (A)struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, (B)“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! 11 Now therefore, flee to your place. (C)I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
12 So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, 13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’? 14 And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, (D)I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the (E)latter days.”
Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy
15 So he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
16 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:
17 “I(F) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(G)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(H)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [b]tumult.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
- Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
Numbers 24:10-17
New International Version
Numbers 24:10-17
New International Version
10 Then Balak’s anger burned(A) against Balaam. He struck his hands together(B) and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies,(C) but you have blessed them(D) these three times.(E) 11 Now leave at once and go home!(F) I said I would reward you handsomely,(G) but the Lord has kept you from being rewarded.”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell the messengers you sent me,(H) 13 ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord(I)—and I must say only what the Lord says’?(J) 14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(K)
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
- Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
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