Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The oracle of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,

King James Version

He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

Holman Bible

the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:

International Standard Version

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.

A Conservative Version

he says who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open,

American Standard Version

He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

Amplified


The oracle of one who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered,

Bible in Basic English

He says, whose ears are open to the words of God, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down, but having his eyes open:

Darby Translation

He saith, who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, who falleth down, and who hath his eyes open:

Julia Smith Translation

He said, hearing the sayings of God, who will see the vision of the Almighty, falling, and the eyes being uncovered:

King James 2000

He has said, who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

Lexham Expanded Bible

the declaration of the hearer of God's words, who sees the revelation of Shaddai, falling down but [whose] eyes are uncovered.

Modern King James verseion

he has said; he who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling down but having his eyes open;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened:

NET Bible

the oracle of the one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, although falling flat on the ground with eyes open:

New Heart English Bible

he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of Shaddai, falling down, and having his eyes open:

The Emphasized Bible

The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes: -

Webster

He hath said, who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

World English Bible

he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

Youngs Literal Translation

An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- Who a vision of the Almighty seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He hath said
נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the words
אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

of God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

חזה 
Chazah 
Usage: 54

the vision
מחזה 
Machazeh 
Usage: 4

of the Almighty
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles

3 He took up his discourse and said,
The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;
4 The oracle of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,
5 How fair are your tents, O Jacob,
Your dwellings, O Israel!



Cross References

Numbers 12:6

He said,
“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, shall make Myself known to him in a vision.
I shall speak with him in a dream.

Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

Revelation 1:10

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet,

Revelation 1:17

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
Do not fear, Abram,
I am a shield to you;
Your reward shall be very great.”

Genesis 15:12

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

Numbers 22:20

God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.”

Numbers 22:31

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed all the way to the ground.

1 Samuel 19:24

He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

Psalm 89:19

Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones,
And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Daniel 8:17-18

So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel 8:26-27

“The vision of the evenings and mornings
Which has been told is true;
But keep the vision secret,
For it pertains to many days in the future.”

Daniel 10:15-16

When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.

Acts 10:10

But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

Acts 10:19

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

Acts 22:17

“It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

2 Corinthians 12:1-4

Boasting is necessary, though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

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