15 Then he took up his discourse and said,

(A)The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,
16 The declaration of him who hears the [a]words of God,
And knows the knowledge of the [b]Most High,
Who sees the vision of [c]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered:
17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
(B)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(C)And shall smash the [d]forehead of Moab,
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.
18 (D)And Edom shall be a possession,
(E)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.
19 One from Jacob shall rule,
And will eliminate the survivors from the city.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings
  2. Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon
  3. Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai
  4. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners

Balaam’s Final Prophecies

15 Then Balaam[a] uttered this prophetic statement:

“The declaration by Beor’s son Balaam,
    a declaration by the strong, blind man.
16 A declaration from one who hears what God has to say,
    who knows what the Most High knows,
who saw the vision that the Almighty revealed,
    who keeps stumbling with open eyes.

17 I can see him,
    but not right now.
I observe him,
    but from a distance.[b]

A star streams forth from Jacob;
    a scepter arises from Israel.
He will crush Moab’s forehead,
    along with all of Seth’s descendants.
18 Edom will be a conquered nation
    and Seir will be Israel’s[c] defeated foe,
        while Israel performs valiantly.
19 He will rule over Jacob,
    annihilating those who survive in the city.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:15 Lit. he
  2. Numbers 24:17 Lit. but not nearby
  3. Numbers 24:18 Lit. his