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and God met him. Balaam said to him, "I have built the seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each.
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The Lord told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
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So he went back and found Balak still standing by his burnt offering with all the leaders of Moab.
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Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Balak king of Moab has brought me From Syria, from the eastern mountains. "Come speak for me,' he said. "Put a curse on the people of Israel.'
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How can I curse what God has not cursed, Or speak of doom when the Lord has not?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.