Numbers 24:15-25

English Standard Version

Balaam's Final Oracle

¹⁵^(A)And he took up his discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
¹⁶the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
    and knows the knowledge of ^(B)the Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
    ^(C)falling down with his eyes uncovered:
¹⁷^(D)I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near:
^(E)a star shall come out of Jacob,
    and ^(F)a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall ^(G)crush the forehead^[a] of Moab
    and break down all the sons of Sheth.
¹⁸^(H)Edom shall be dispossessed;
    ^(I)Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
    Israel is doing valiantly.
¹⁹And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion
    and destroy the survivors of cities!”

²⁰Then he looked on Amalek and ^(J)took up his discourse and said,

“Amalek was the first among the nations,
^(K)but its end is utter destruction.”

²¹And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,

“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.
²²Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned
when Asshur takes you away captive.”

²³And he took up his discourse and said,

“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
²⁴ But ships shall come from ^(L)Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and ^(M)Eber;
and he too ^(N)shall come to utter destruction.”