declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Nevertheless, the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Ba´laam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.