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21 Misfortune I do not see in Jacob,
    nor do I see misery[a] in Israel.
The Lord, their God, is with them;
    among them is the war-cry of their King.
22 They have the like of a wild ox’s horns:[b]
    God who brought them out of Egypt.(A)
23 No, there is no augury against Jacob,
    nor divination against Israel.
Now it is said of Jacob,
    of Israel, “Look what God has done!”

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Footnotes

  1. 23:21 Misfortune…misery: Balaam states that he is unable to see any evils for Israel.
  2. 23:22 A wild ox’s horns: Israel possesses the strength of a wild ox because of God’s presence among them. Compare the claim by the psalmist, the Lord is “my rock…my saving horn” (Ps 18:3).