Numbers 23:27-Numbers 24:14 - Balaam's Third Oracle
27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take thee to another place. Perhaps it will please God that thou may curse them for me from there. 28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down upon the desert.
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at the other times, to meet with omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling 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 says, and the man whose eye was closed says, 4 he says who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open, 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy tabernacles, O Israel! 6 As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the river-side, as aloes which LORD has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brings him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and smite [them] through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him up? He who blesses thee is blessed, And he who curses thee is cursed.
10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, thou have altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place. I thought to promote thee to great honor, but, lo, LORD has kept thee back from honor.
12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers that thou sent to me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind. What LORD speaks, that I will speak? 14 And now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will advise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.