Numbers 24:5-9

Living Bible

“Balaam the son of Beor says—

The man whose eyes are open says—

‘I have listened to the word of God,

I have seen what God Almighty showed me;

I fell, and my eyes were opened:

Oh, the joys awaiting Israel,

Joys in the homes of Jacob.

I see them spread before me as green valleys,

And fruitful gardens by the riverside;

As aloes planted by the Lord himself;

As cedar trees beside the waters.

They shall be blessed with an abundance of water,

And they shall live in many places.

Their king will be greater than Agag;

Their kingdom is exalted.

God has brought them from Egypt.

Israel has the strength of a wild ox,

And shall eat up the nations that oppose him;

He shall break their bones in pieces,

And shall shoot them with many arrows.

Israel sleeps as a lion or a lioness—

Who dares arouse him?

Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,

And curses shall fall upon everyone who curses you.’”