15 And he ⌊uttered⌋n his oracle and said,

“The declaration of Balaam son of Beor,

and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,

16 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words,o

and the knower of the knowledge of the Most High,

who sees the vision of Shaddai,p

who is falling, and his eyes are revealed.

17 I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near;

a star will go out from Jacob,

and a scepter will rise from Israel;

it will crush the foreheads of Moab

and destroy all the children of Seth.

18 Edom will be a captive;

Seir, its enemies, will be a captive,

and Israel will be acting ⌊courageously⌋.q

19 Someoner from Jacob will rule

and will destroy a remnants from the city.”

20 And he looked at Amalek, ⌊uttered⌋t his oracle, and said,

“Amalek is firstu of the nations,

but his future will be forever ruin.”

21 And he looked at the Kenites,v ⌊uttered⌋w his oracle, and said,

“Steady is your dwelling place;

in the rock is your nest.

22 Nevertheless, the Kenite will be burned;

how long will Asshur keepx you captive?”

23 Again he ⌊uttered⌋y his oracle and said,

“Woe, who will live when God establishes this?z

24 The ships will come from the hand of the Kittim,

and they will afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber;

also he will be forever ruin.”

25 Then Balaam got up and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.