18 Then he took up his oracle and said:

(A)“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, son of Zippor!

19 “God(B) is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He (C)said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
(D)He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

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18 Then he spoke his message:(A)

“Arise, Balak, and listen;
    hear me, son of Zippor.(B)
19 God is not human,(C) that he should lie,(D)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(E)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(F) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(G)
    he has blessed,(H) and I cannot change it.(I)

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