Numbers 24:15-17

New International Reader's Version

“Here is the message God gave Balaam, the son of Beor.
    It’s the message God gave to the one who sees clearly.
¹⁶ It’s the message God gave to the one who hears the words of God.
    The Most High God has given him knowledge.
He sees a vision from the Mighty One.
    He falls down flat with his face toward the ground.
    His eyes have been opened by the Lord.

¹⁷ “I see him, but I don’t see him now.
    I view him, but he isn’t near.
A star will come from among the people of Jacob.
    A king will rise up out of Israel.
He’ll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab.
    He’ll crush the heads of all the people of Sheth.