24:1 When
Balaam
saw
that
it
pleased
the
LORD
to
bless
Israel,
he
did
not
go,
as
at
other
times,
to
look
for
omens,
but
set
his
face
toward
the
wilderness.
24:2 And
Balaam
lifted
up
his
eyes
and
saw
Israel
camping
tribe
by
tribe.
And
the
Spirit
of
God
came
upon
him,
24:3 and
he
took
up
his
discourse
and
said,
"The
oracle
of
Balaam
the
son
of
Beor,
the
oracle
of
the
man
whose
eye
is
opened,
24:4 the
oracle
of
him
who
hears
the
words
of
God,
who
sees
the
vision
of
the
Almighty,
falling
down
with
his
eyes
uncovered:
24:5 How
lovely
are
your
tents,
O
Jacob,
your
encampments,
O
Israel!
24:6 Like
palm
groves
that
stretch
afar,
like
gardens
beside
a
river,
like
aloes
that
the
LORD
has
planted,
like
cedar
trees
beside
the
waters.
24:7 Water
shall
flow
from
his
buckets,
and
his
seed
shall
be
in
many
waters;
his
king
shall
be
higher
than
Agag,
and
his
kingdom
shall
be
exalted.
24:8 God
brings
him
out
of
Egypt
and
is
for
him
like
the
horns
of
the
wild
ox;
he
shall
eat
up
the
nations,
his
adversaries,
and
shall
break
their
bones
in
pieces
and
pierce
them
through
with
his
arrows.
24:9 He
crouched,
he
lay
down
like
a
lion
and
like
a
lioness;
who
will
rouse
him
up
Blessed
are
those
who
bless
you,
and
cursed
are
those
who
curse
you."
24:10 And
Balak's
anger
was
kindled
against
Balaam,
and
he
struck
his
hands
together.
And
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
"I
called
you
to
curse
my
enemies,
and
behold,
you
have
blessed
them
these
three
times.
24:11 Therefore
now
flee
to
your
own
place.
I
said,
'I
will
certainly
honor
you,'
but
the
LORD
has
held
you
back
from
honor."
24:12 And
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
"Did
I
not
tell
your
messengers
whom
you
sent
to
me,
24:13 'If
Balak
should
give
me
his
house
full
of
silver
and
gold,
I
would
not
be
able
to
go
beyond
the
word
of
the
LORD,
to
do
either
good
or
bad
of
my
own
will.
What
the
LORD
speaks,
that
will
I
speak'
24:14 And
now,
behold,
I
am
going
to
my
people.
Come,
I
will
let
you
know
what
this
people
will
do
to
your
people
in
the
latter
days."
24:15 And
he
took
up
his
discourse
and
said,
"The
oracle
of
Balaam
the
son
of
Beor,
the
oracle
of
the
man
whose
eye
is
opened,
24:16 the
oracle
of
him
who
hears
the
words
of
God,
and
knows
the
knowledge
of
the
Most
High,
who
sees
the
vision
of
the
Almighty,
falling
down
with
his
eyes
uncovered:
24:17 I
see
him,
but
not
now;
I
behold
him,
but
not
near:
a
star
shall
come
out
of
Jacob,
and
a
scepter
shall
rise
out
of
Israel;
it
shall
crush
the
forehead
of
Moab
and
break
down
all
the
sons
of
Sheth.
24:18 Edom
shall
be
dispossessed;
Seir
also,
his
enemies,
shall
be
dispossessed.
Israel
is
doing
valiantly.
24:19 And
one
from
Jacob
shall
exercise
dominion
and
destroy
the
survivors
of
cities!"
24:20 Then
he
looked
on
Amalek
and
took
up
his
discourse
and
said,
"Amalek
was
the
first
among
the
nations,
but
its
end
is
utter
destruction."
24:21 And
he
looked
on
the
Kenite,
and
took
up
his
discourse
and
said,
"Enduring
is
your
dwelling
place,
and
your
nest
is
set
in
the
rock.
24:22 Nevertheless,
Kain
shall
be
burned
when
Asshur
takes
you
away
captive."
24:23 And
he
took
up
his
discourse
and
said,
"Alas,
who
shall
live
when
God
does
this
24:24 But
ships
shall
come
from
Kittim
and
shall
afflict
Asshur
and
Eber;
and
he
too
shall
come
to
utter
destruction."
24:25 Then
Balaam
rose
and
went
back
to
his
place.
And
Balak
also
went
his
way.