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And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel , he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness .
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And Balaam lifted up his eyes , and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes , and the spirit of God came upon him.
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And he took up his parable, and said , Balaam the son of Beor hath said , and the man whose eyes are open hath said :
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He hath said , who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty , falling into a trance, but having his eyes open :
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How goodly are thy tents , O Jacob , and thy tabernacles , O Israel !
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As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river 's side , as the trees of lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted , and as cedar-trees beside the waters.
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He shall pour the water out of his buckets , and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
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God brought him forth from Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn : he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones , and pierce them through with his arrows .
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He couched, he lay down as a lion , and as a great lion : who shall rouse him? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
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And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam , and he smote his hands together: and Balak said to Balaam , I called thee to curse my enemies , and behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
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Therefore now flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee to great honor ; but lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honor .
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And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak also to thy messengers whom thou sentest to me, saying,
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If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold , I could not go beyond the commandment of the LORD , to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD saith , that will I speak?
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And now, behold, I go to my people: come therefore, I will advertise thee what this people will do to thy people in the latter days .
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And he took up his parable, and said , Balaam the son of Beor hath said , and the man whose eyes are open hath said :
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He hath said , who heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High , who saw the vision of the Almighty , falling into a trance, but having his eyes open :
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I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob , and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel , and shall smite the corners of Moab , and destroy all the children of Sheth.
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And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies ; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city .
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And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said , Amalek was the first of the nations , but his latter end shall be that he shall perish for ever .
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And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said , Strong is thy dwelling -place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock .
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Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asher shall carry thee away captive.
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And he took up his parable, and said , Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
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And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber , and he also shall perish for ever .
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And Balaam arose, and went and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way .