Numbers 24:7-9

New King James Version

⁷He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be ^(A)in many waters.

“His king shall be higher than ^(B)Agag,
And his ^(C)kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸“God^(D) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall ^(E)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall ^(F)break their bones
And ^(G)pierce them with his arrows.
⁹‘He^(H) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

^(I)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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Numbers 24:7-9

New International Version

⁷Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.

“Their king will be greater than Agag;^(A)
their kingdom will be exalted.^(B)

⁸“God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;^(C)
    with their arrows they pierce them.^(D)
⁹Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness^(E)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed^(F)
and those who curse you be cursed!”^(G)

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Numbers 24:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷Water shall flow from his buckets,
    and his seed shall be ^(A)in many waters;
his king shall be higher than ^(B)Agag,
    and ^(C)his kingdom shall be exalted.
⁸God brings him out of Egypt
    and is for him like the ^(D)horns of the wild ox;
he shall ^(E)eat up the nations, his adversaries,
    and shall ^(F)break their bones in pieces
    and ^(G)pierce them through with his arrows.
⁹He crouched, he lay down like a lion
    and ^(H)like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
^(I)Blessed are those who bless you,
    and cursed are those who curse you.”