The angelof the LORDwentfurther,and stoodin a narrowplacewheretherewas nowayto turnto the righthandor the left.
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
"Therefore,behold,I will hedgeup her waywith thorns,And I will builda wallagainst her so that she cannotfindher paths.
When the donkeysawthe angelof the LORD,she pressedherself to the walland pressedBalaam'sfootagainstthe wall,so he struckher again.
When the donkeysawthe angelof the LORD,she laydownunderBalaam;so Balaamwas angryand struckthe donkeywith his stick.