Numbers 24:17

I will point to him, but not now; 1 I bless him, but he draws not near: 1 A star shall rise out of Jacob, 1 A man shall spring out of Israel; 1 And shall crush the princes of Moab, 1 And shall spoil all the sons of Seth. 1

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In The King James Version

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

In Context

16Hearing the oracles of God, 1 Receiving knowledge from the Most High, 1 And having seen a vision of God in sleep; 1 His eyes were opened. 1

18And Edom shall be an inheritance, 1 And Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance of Israel, 1 And Israel wrought valiantly. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 4:25And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Genesis 49:10A ruler shall not fail from Judah, 1 Nor a prince from his loins, 1 Until there come the things stored up for him; 1 And he is the expectation of nations. 1

1 Samuel 14:38And Saul said, Bring hither all the chiefs of Israel, and know and see by whom this sin has been committed this day.

2 Kings 3:5And it came to pass, after the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 18:2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and tributaries.

Psalms 45:6God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: 1 God shall help her with his countenance. 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →

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