Numbers 24

²Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.

³He took up his parable, and said,

⁴he says, who hears the words of God,

⁵How goodly are your tents, Jacob,

⁶As valleys they are spread out,

⁷Water shall flow from his buckets.

⁸God brings him out of Egypt.

⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion,

¹⁰Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, the LORD has kept you back from honor.”

¹²Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

¹³‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the LORD’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what the LORD says’?

¹⁴Now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”

¹⁵He took up his parable, and said,

¹⁶he says, who hears the words of God,

¹⁷I see him, but not now.

¹⁸Edom shall be a possession.

¹⁹Out of Jacob shall one have dominion,

²⁰He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,

²¹He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,

²²Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,

²³He took up his parable, and said,

²⁴But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim.

²⁵Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.