Numbers 24:3–9
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,j
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,k
who sees a vision from the Almighty,a l
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 “How beautiful are your tents,m Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
6 “Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,n
like aloeso planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.p
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
“Their king will be greater than Agag;q
their kingdom will be exalted.r
8 “God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;s
with their arrows they pierce them.t
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lionessu—who dares to rouse them?
“May those who bless you be blessedv
and those who curse you be cursed!”w