Numbers 24:15-25

New King James Version

Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy

¹⁵So 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;
¹⁶The 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^(A) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
^(B)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
^(C)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And ^[a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of ^[b]tumult.

¹⁸“And ^(D)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does ^[c]valiantly.
¹⁹^(E)Out of Jacob One ^[d]shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”

²⁰Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:

“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”

²¹Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said:

“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
²²Nevertheless Kain shall be burned.
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”

²³Then he took up his oracle and said:

“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
²⁴But ships shall come from the coasts of ^(F)Cyprus,^[e]
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict ^(G)Eber,
And so shall ^[f]Amalek, until he perishes.”