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Numbers 24 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - By now Balaam realized that the LORD was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2 - where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - and this is the message he delivered:
“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 - the message of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:5 - How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob;
how lovely are your homes, O Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - They spread before me like palm groves,[fn]
like gardens by the riverside.
They are like tall trees planted by the LORD,
like cedars beside the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 - Water will flow from their buckets;
their offspring have all they need.
Their king will be greater than Agag;
their kingdom will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:11 - Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the LORD has kept you from your reward.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12 - Balaam told Balak, “Don’t you remember what I told your messengers? I said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:13 - ‘Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD.’ I told you that I could say only what the LORD says!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:14 - Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.”
Balaam’s Final Messages

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - This is the message Balaam delivered:
“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 - the message of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17 - I see him, but not here and now.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the foreheads of Moab’s people,
cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:18 - Edom will be taken over,
and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered,
while Israel marches on in triumph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:19 - A ruler will rise in Jacob
who will destroy the survivors of Ir.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:
“Amalek was the greatest of nations,
but its destiny is destruction!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:
“Your home is secure;
your nest is set in the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:22 - But the Kenites will be destroyed
when Assyria[fn] takes you captive.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
“Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:24 - Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus[fn];
they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber,
but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 - Then Balaam and Balak returned to their homes.
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NLT Footnotes
Or like a majestic valley.
Hebrew Asshur; also in 24:24.
Hebrew Kittim.
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Numbers Chapter 24 — Additional Translations:

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