1 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at aother times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel aencamped according to their tribes; and bthe Spirit of God came upon him.
3 aThen he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
4 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who afalls down, with eyes wide open:
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who afalls down, with eyes wide open:
6 Like valleys that stretch out,
aLike gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes bplanted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
aLike gardens by the riverside,
Like aloes bplanted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be ain many waters.
“His king shall be higher than bAgag,
And his ckingdom shall be exalted.
And his seed shall be ain many waters.
“His king shall be higher than bAgag,
And his ckingdom shall be exalted.
8 “Goda brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall bconsume the nations, his enemies;
He shall cbreak their bones
And dpierce them with his arrows.
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall bconsume the nations, his enemies;
He shall cbreak their bones
And dpierce them with his arrows.
9 ‘Hea bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
b“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
b“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he astruck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, b“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!
11 Now therefore, flee to your place. aI said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Numbers 24:1.
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