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Numbers 24

The Prophecy from Peor

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When Balaam saw that it  1pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to  2seek  aomens but he set his face toward the  bwilderness.

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And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel  1camping tribe by tribe; and  athe Spirit of God came upon him.

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He took up his  1discourse and said, " aThe oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;

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The oracle of him who  ahears the  1words of God, Who sees the  bvision of  2the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,

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How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!

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"Like  1valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like  aaloes planted by the LORD, Like  bcedars beside the waters.

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"Water will flow from his buckets, And his seed will be by many waters, And his king shall be higher than  aAgag,  bAnd his kingdom shall be exalted.

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aGod brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.  bHe will devour the nations who are his adversaries, And will crush their bones in pieces, And shatter them with his  carrows.

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aHe  1couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a  2lion, who  3dares rouse him?  bBlessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you."

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Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his  1hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times!

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"Therefore,  1flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the LORD has held you back from honor."

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Balaam said to Balak, " aDid I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

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`Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the  1command of the LORD, either good or bad,  aof my own  2accord.  bWhat the LORD speaks, that I will speak'?

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"And now, behold,  aI am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the  1days to come."

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He took up his discourse and said, " aThe oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

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The oracle of him who hears the  1words of God, And knows the knowledge of the  2Most High, Who sees the vision of  3the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered.

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"I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob,  aA scepter shall rise from Israel,  bAnd shall crush through the  1forehead of Moab, And  2tear down all the sons of  3Sheth.

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aEdom shall be a possession,  bSeir, its enemies, also will be a possession, While Israel performs valiantly.

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"One from Jacob shall have dominion, And will destroy the remnant from the city."

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And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations,  aBut his end shall be  1destruction."

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And he looked at the  aKenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.

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"Nevertheless Kain will be consumed; How long will  aAsshur  1keep you captive?"

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Then he took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?

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"But ships shall come from the coast of  aKittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict  bEber;  cSo they also will come to destruction."

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Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to  ahis place, and Balak also went his way.



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