Numbers 24:17-19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a sceptre will arise from Israel.^(A)
He will smash the forehead^[a] of Moab
and strike down^[b] all the Shethites.^[c]
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir^(B) 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.