Numbers 24:1-9

International Standard Version

“A declaration by Beor’s son Balaam,
    a declaration by the strong, blind man.^[a]
4 A declaration from one who hears what God has to say,
    who saw the vision that the Almighty revealed,
who keeps stumbling
    with open eyes.
⁵ Jacob, your tents are so fine,
    as well as your dwelling places,^[b] O Israel!
⁶ They’re spread out like valleys,
    like gardens along river banks,
like aloe planted by the Lord,
    or like cedars beside water.
⁷ He will pour water from his buckets,
    and his descendants will stream forth like abundant water.
His king will be more exalted than Agag
    when he exalts his own kingdom.

⁸ God is bringing them^[c] out of Egypt
    with the strength of an ox.
He’ll devour enemy nations,
    break their bones,
        and impale them with arrows.
⁹ He crouches, laying low like a lion.
    Who would awaken him?
Those who bless you are blessed,
    and those who curse you are cursed.”