Numbers 24:15–25
15 Then he proclaimed his poem:
The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
16 the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God
and has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:k
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.l
He will smash the foreheadE of Moab
and strike down* all the Shethites.G
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seirm will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
19 One who comes from Jacob will rule;
he will destroy the city’s survivors.
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem:
Amalek was first among the nations,n
but his future is destruction.
21 Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem:
Your dwelling place is enduring;
your nest is set in the cliffs.
when Asshur takes you captive.
23 Once more he proclaimed his poem:
Ah, who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim;a
they will carry out raids against Asshur and Eber,b
but they too will come to destruction.
25 Balaam then arose and went back to his homeland, and Balak also went his way.