Numbers 24:16

Compare all

14 And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, ^aI will advise you what this people will do to your people in the ^blatter days.”

Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy

15 So he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

16 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:

17 “I^a see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
^bA Star shall come out of Jacob;
^cA Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And¹ batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of¹ tumult.

18 “And ^aEdom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does¹ valiantly.

19 ^aOut of Jacob One¹ shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”

20 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”

21 Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said:
“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

<< Numbers 24:15

Numbers 24:17 >>

Numbers 24:16

And knew, the knowledge of the Most High - With the addition of these words, which point to the greater importance and the more distinctly predictive character of what follows, the introduction to this last parable is the same as the introduction to the preceding parable.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Numbers 24:16:**

Deuteronomy 13:1
2 Samuel 23:1
Psalms 119:18
Daniel 2:1
Acts 9:3
Acts 10:10

<< Numbers 24:15

Numbers 24:17 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.