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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Like valleys that stretch out, <t><p class="indent1">Like gardens beside the river, <t><p class="indent1">Like aloes planted by the LORD, <t><p class="indent1">Like cedars beside the waters. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Water [that is, great blessings] will flow from his buckets, <t><p class="indent1">And his offspring <i>will live</i> by many waters, <t><p class="indent1">And his king will be higher than <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Agag, <t><p class="indent1">And his kingdom shall be exalted. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“God brought Israel out of Egypt; <t><p class="indent1">Israel has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>strength like the wild ox; <t><p class="indent1">He will devour [Gentile] nations, his adversaries (enemies), <t><p class="indent1">And will crush their bones in pieces, <t><p class="indent1">And shatter them with his arrows. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“He bowed down [to rest], he lies down as a lion; <t><p class="indent1">And as a lioness, who dares to rouse him? <t><p class="indent1">Blessed [of God] is he who blesses you, <t><p class="indent1">And cursed [of God] is he who curses you.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have done nothing but bless them these three times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Therefore now flee to your place! I had intended to honor you greatly, but behold, the LORD has held you back from honor.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>‘Even if Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own accord. What the LORD speaks, that I will speak?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And now, look, I am going to my people; come, I will advise you as to what this people [Israel] will do to your people [Moab] in the days to come.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said: <p class="indent1stline">“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, <t><p class="indent1">The oracle of the man whose eye is opened, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The oracle of him who hears the words of God <t><p class="indent1">And knows the knowledge of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Most High, <t><p class="indent1">Who sees the vision of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Almighty, <t><p class="indent1">Falling down, but having his eyes open <i>and</i> uncovered: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I see Him, but not now; <t><p class="indent1">I behold Him, but not near. <t><p class="indent1">A star shall come forth from [the descendants of] Jacob, <t><p class="indent1">A scepter shall rise out of [the descendants of] Israel <t><p class="indent1">And shall crush the forehead of Moab <t><p class="indent1">And destroy all the sons of Sheth. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Edom shall be [taken as] a possession, <t><p class="indent1">[Mount] Seir, Israel’s enemies, also will be a possession, <t><p class="indent1">While Israel performs valiantly. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“One from [the descendants of] Jacob shall have dominion <t><p class="indent1">And will destroy the remnant from the city.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Balaam looked at Amalek and took up his [fifth] discourse (oracle) and said: <p class="indent1stline">“Amalek was the first of the [neighboring] nations [to oppose the Israelites after they left Egypt], <t><p class="indent1">But his end shall be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>destruction.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Balaam looked at the Kenites and took up his [sixth] discourse (oracle) and said: <p class="indent1stline">“Strong is your dwelling place, <t><p class="indent1">And you set your nest in the cliff. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Nevertheless the Kenites will be consumed. <t><p class="indent1">How long will Asshur (Assyria) keep you (Israel) captive?” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then he took up his [seventh] discourse (oracle) and said: <p class="indent1stline">“Alas, who can live unless God has ordained it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“But ships <i>shall come</i> from the coast of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Kittim, <t><p class="indent1">And shall afflict Asshur (Assyria) and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>Eber; <t><p class="indent1">So they (the victors) also <i>will come</i> to destruction.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/numbers/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> “Agag” was the title of the Amalekite kings, and here it represents the kingdom of the Gentiles. The Amalekites at that time were the most powerful of all the desert tribes (Num 24:20).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>horns</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Heb <i>Elyon</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Heb <i>Shaddai</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> After the time of David, who was forced to rescue two of his wives from Amalekite bandits (1 Sam 30:18), the Amalekites are mentioned again only in Hezekiah’s time (1 Chr 4:43).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Cyprus and the greater part of the Mediterranean’s east coast.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> The Hebrews, certain Arabs, and descendants of Nahor.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../numbers/23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../numbers/25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>