Numbers 24:3-9 ▼

3 and this is the message he delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

4 the message of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

5 How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob; how lovely are your homes, O Israel!

6 They spread before me like palm groves, like gardens by the riverside. They are like tall trees planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.

7 Water will flow from their buckets; their offspring have all they need. Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.

8 God brought them out of Egypt; for them he is as strong as a wild ox. He devours all the nations that oppose him, breaking their bones in pieces, shooting them with arrows.

9 Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you.”