Numbers 23:18-24

International Children’s Bible

“Stand up, Balak, and listen.
    Hear me, son of Zippor.
¹⁹ God is not a man. He will not lie.
    God is not a human being. He does not change his mind.
What he says he will do, he does.
    What he promises, he keeps.
²⁰ He told me to bless them.
    So I cannot change the blessing.
²¹ He has found no wrong in the people of Jacob.
    He saw no fault in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them.
    They praise their King.
²² God brought them out of Egypt.
    They are as strong as a wild ox.
²³ No tricks will work on the people of Jacob.
    No magic works against Israel.
People now say this about them,
    ‘Look what God has done!’
²⁴ The people are strong like a lioness.
    They get up like a lion.
Lions don’t rest until they have eaten.
    They drink their enemies’ blood.”