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the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.”
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This is the message Balaam delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
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the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel. It will crush the heads of Moab’s people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.
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Edom will be taken over, and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered, while Israel marches on in triumph.