24Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness.H1109H7200H5869H2895H3068H1288H3478H1980H6471H7125H5173H7896H6440H40572And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.H1109H5375H5869H7200H3478H7931H7626H7307H4303Then he took up his oracle and said: "The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,H5375H4912H559H1109H1121H1160H5002H1397H5869H8365H50024The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open:H5002H8085H561H410H2372H4236H7706H5307H5869H15405"How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!H2895H168H3290H4908H34786Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the LORD, Like cedars beside the waters.H5158H5186H1593H5104H174H3068H5193H730H43257He shall pour water from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters. "His king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.H5140H4325H5140H1805H2233H7227H4325H4428H7311H90H4438H53758"God brings him out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox; He shall consume the nations, his enemies; He shall break their bones And pierce them with his arrows.H410H3318H4714H8443H7214H398H1471H6862H1633H6106H4272H26719'He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' "Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you."H3766H7901H738H3833H6965H1288H1288H779H77910Then Balak's anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!H1111H639H2734H1109H5606H3709H5606H1111H559H1109H7121H6895H341H1288H1288H7969H647111"Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the LORD has kept you back from honor."H1272H4725H559H3513H3513H3513H3068H4513H351912So Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,H1109H559H1111H1696H4397H7971H55913'If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak'?H1111H5414H1004H4393H3701H2091H3201H5674H6310H3068H6213H2896H7451H3820H3068H1696H169614"And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days."H1980H5971H3212H3289H5971H6213H5971H319H311715So 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;H5375H4912H559H1109H1121H1160H5002H1397H5869H8365H500216The 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:H5002H8085H561H410H3045H1847H5945H2372H4236H7706H5307H5869H154017"I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult.H7200H7789H7138H1869H3556H3290H7626H6965H3478H4272H6285H4124H6979H1121H8352H835118"And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, While Israel does valiantly.H123H3424H8165H3424H341H3478H6213H242819Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, And destroy the remains of the city."H3290H7287H6H8300H589220Then 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."H7200H6002H5375H4912H559H6002H7225H1471H319H8H570321Then 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;H7200H7017H5375H4912H559H386H4186H7760H7064H555322Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?"H7014H518H1197H804H761723Then he took up his oracle and said: "Alas! Who shall live when God does this?H5375H4912H559H188H2421H410H776024But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, And so shall Amalek, until he perishes."H6716H3027H3794H6031H804H6031H5677H8H570325So Balaam rose and departed and returned to his place; Balak also went his way.H1109H6965H3212H7725H4725H1111H1980H1870
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