1Balaam was sure that the Lord would tell him to bless Israel again. So he did not use any magic to find out what the Lord wanted him to do, as he had the first two times. Instead, he looked out toward the desert
2and saw the tribes of Israel camped below. Just then, God's Spirit took control of him,
3and Balaam said:
“I am the son of Beor,
and my words are true,
so listen to my message!
4It comes from the Lord,
the God All-Powerful.
I bowed down to him
and saw a vision of Israel.
5“People of Israel,
your camp is lovely.
6It's like a grove of palm trees
or a garden beside a river.
You are like tall aloe trees
that the Lord has planted,
or like cedars
growing near water.
7You and your descendants
will prosper like an orchard
beside a stream.
Your king will rule with power
and be a greater king
than Agag the Amalekite.
8With the strength of a wild ox,
God led you out of Egypt.
You will defeat your enemies,
shooting them with arrows
and crushing their bones.
9
so listen to my message!
16My knowledge comes
from God Most High,
the Lord All-Powerful.
I bowed down to him
and saw a vision of Israel.
17“What I saw in my vision
hasn't happened yet.
But someday, a king of Israel
will appear like a star.
He will wipe out you Moabites
and destroy those tribes
who live in the desert.
18Israel will conquer Edom
and capture the land
of that enemy nation.
19The king of Israel will rule
and destroy the survivors
of every town there.
20“And I saw this vision
about the Amalekites:
Their nation is now great,
but it will someday
disappear forever.
21“And this is what I saw
about the Kenites:
They think they're safe,
living among the rocks,
22but they will be wiped out
when Assyria conquers them.
23“No one can survive
if God plans destruction.
24Ships will come from Cyprus,
bringing people who will invade
the lands of Assyria and Eber.
But finally, Cyprus itself
will be ruined.”
25After Balaam finished, he started home, and Balak also left.
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