the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,(A)
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:
How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwellings, Israel.
They stretch out like river valleys,[a]
like gardens beside a stream,
like aloes the Lord has planted,
like cedars beside the water.

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  1. Numbers 24:6 Or like date palms

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(A)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](B)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

“How beautiful are your tents,(C) Jacob,
    your dwelling places, Israel!

“Like valleys they spread out,
    like gardens beside a river,(D)
like aloes(E) planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16