Numbers 24:6

As shady groves, 1 And as gardens by a river, 1 And as tents which God pitched, 1 And as cedars by the waters. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5How goodly are thy habitations, Jacob, 1 And thy tents, Israel! 1

7There shall come a man out of his seed, 1 And he shall rule over many nations; 1 And the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, 1 And his kingdom shall be increased. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8And God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

Psalms 1:3And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, 1 Which shall yield its fruit in its season, 1 And its leaf shall not fall off; 1 And whatsoever he shall do shall be prospered. 1

Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; 1 A garden enclosed, a fountain sealed. 1

Isaiah 41:19I will plant in the dry land the cedar and box, the myrtle and cypress, and white poplar:

Jeremiah 17:18Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed: let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed: bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 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. 2 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. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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