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14 And now, look, I am about to go to my people; I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the following days.”[a]

15 And he uttered[b] his oracle and said,

“The declaration of Balaam son of Beor,
    and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
16 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words,[c]
    and the knower of the knowledge of the Most High,
who sees the vision of Shaddai,[d]
    who is falling, and his eyes are revealed.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:14 Literally “in the last of the days”
  2. Numbers 24:15 Literally “lifted up”
  3. Numbers 24:16 Or “God’s sayings”
  4. Numbers 24:16 Often translated “the Almighty”

14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(A)

Balaam’s Fourth Message

15 Then he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(B) of God,
    who has knowledge from the Most High,(C)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

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