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24By now Balaam realized that GOD wanted to bless Israel. So he didn't work in any sorcery as he had done earlier. He turned and looked out over the wilderness.H1109H7200H5869H2895H3068H1288H3478H1980H6471H7125H5173H7896H6440H4057 2As Balaam looked, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him,H1109H5375H5869H7200H3478H7931H7626H7307H430 3and he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision;H5375H4912H559H1109H1121H1160H5002H1397H5869H8365H5002 4Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what's really going on.H5002H8085H561H410H2372H4236H7706H5307H5869H1540 5What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel!H2895H168H3290H4908H3478 6Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener GOD, like red cedars by pools and springs,H5158H5186H1593H5104H174H3068H5193H730H4325 7Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic.H5140H4325H5140H1805H2233H7227H4325H4428H7311H90H4438H5375 8God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows.H410H3318H4714H8443H7214H398H1471H6862H1633H6106H4272H2671 9Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts—who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed.H3766H7901H738H3833H6965H1288H1288H779H779 10Balak lost his temper with Balaam. He shook his fist. He said to Balaam: "I got you in here to curse my enemies and what have you done? Blessed them! Blessed them three times!H1111H639H2734H1109H5606H3709H5606H1111H559H1109H7121H6895H341H1288H1288H7969H6471 11Get out of here! Go home! I told you I would pay you well, but you're getting nothing. You can blame GOD."H1272H4725H559H3513H3513H3513H3068H4513H3519 12Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries,H1109H559H1111H1696H4397H7971H559 13'Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn't do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against GOD's command'?H1111H5414H1004H4393H3701H2091H3201H5674H6310H3068H6213H2896H7451H3820H3068H1696H1696 14I'm leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come."H1980H5971H3212H3289H5971H6213H5971H319H3117 15Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision,H5375H4912H559H1109H1121H1160H5002H1397H5869H8365H5002 16Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what's going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what's real.H5002H8085H561H410H3045H1847H5945H2372H4236H7706H5307H5869H1540 17I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags;H7200H7789H7138H1869H3556H3290H7626H6965H3478H4272H6285H4124H6979H1121H8352H8351 18I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies.H123H3424H8165H3424H341H3478H6213H2428 19A ruler is coming from Jacob who'll destroy what's left in the city.H3290H7287H6H8300H5892 20Then Balaam spotted Amalek and delivered an oracle-message. He said, Amalek, you're in first place among nations right now, but you're going to come in last, ruined.H7200H6002H5375H4912H559H6002H7225H1471H319H8H5703 21He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff.H7200H7017H5375H4912H559H386H4186H7760H7064H5553 22Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner.H7014H518H1197H804H7617 23Balaam spoke his final oracle-message: Doom! Who stands a chance when God starts in?H5375H4912H559H188H2421H410H7760 24Sea-Peoples, raiders from across the sea, will harass Asshur and Eber, But they'll also come to nothing, just like all the rest.H6716H3027H3794H6031H804H6031H5677H8H5703 25Balaam got up and went home. Balak also went on his way.H1109H6965H3212H7725H4725H1111H1980H1870


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