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Numbers 24
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- And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless
Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set
his face toward the wilderness.
- 2
- And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding
in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
- 3
- And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of
Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- 4
- He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw
the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
- 5
- How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles,
O Israel!
- 6
- As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the
river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as
cedar trees beside the waters.
- 7
- He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed
shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his
kingdom shall be exalted.
- 8
- God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were
the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall
break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
- 9
- He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion:
who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that
curseth thee.
- 10
- And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he
smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse
mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three
times.
- 11
- Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to
promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from
honour.
- 12
- And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy
messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
- 13
- If Balak would give me his house full of silver and
gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad
of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
- 14
- And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore,
and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the
latter days.
- 15
- And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of
Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- 16
- He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the
knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into
a trance, but having his eyes open:
- 17
- I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but
not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out
of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children
of Sheth.
- 18
- And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a
possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
- 19
- Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and
shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
- 20
- And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable,
and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be
that he perish for ever.
- 21
- And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable,
and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
- 22
- Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur
shall carry thee away captive.
- 23
- And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall
live when God doeth this!
- 24
- And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and
shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for
ever.
- 25
- And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place:
and Balak also went his way.
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