Numbers 24:5

New International Reader's Version

“People of Jacob, your tents are very beautiful. Israel, the places where you live are very beautiful.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:2

That’s because they hadn’t given the people of Israel food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Psalm 84:2

I can’t wait to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple. I really want to be there. My whole being cries out for the living God.

Exodus 38:21

Here are the amounts of the metals used for the holy tent, where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. Moses commanded the Levites to record the amounts. The Levites did the work under the direction of Ithamar. Ithamar was the son of Aaron the priest.

Song of Solomon 4:7

Every part of you is so beautiful, my love. There is no flaw in you.

Song of Solomon 6:4

“My love, you are as beautiful as the city of Tirzah. You are as lovely as Jerusalem. You are as majestic as troops carrying their banners.

Leviticus 23:42

Live in booths for seven days. All the Israelites must live in booths.

Malachi 2:12

May the Lord punish the man who marries a woman like this. It doesn’t matter who that man is. May the Lord who rules over all remove him from the tents of Jacob’s people. May the Lord remove him even if he brings an offering to him.

Numbers 2:34

So the Israelites did everything the Lord had commanded Moses. That’s the way they set up camp under their flags. And that’s the way they started out. Each of them marched out with their own tribe and family.

Numbers 24:2

He looked out and saw Israel. They had set up their camps tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him.

Numbers 24:4

It’s the message God gave to the one who hears the words of God. He sees a vision from the Mighty One. He falls down flat with his face toward the ground. His eyes have been opened by the Lord.

Numbers 24:6

“They spread out like valleys. They are like gardens beside a river. They are like aloes the Lord has planted. They are like cedar trees beside a stream.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Israel, how blessed you are! Who is like you? The Lord has saved you. He keeps you safe. He helps you. He’s like a glorious sword to you. Your enemies will bow down to you in fear. You will walk on the highest places of their lands.”

Joshua 24:10

But I would not listen to Balaam’s curses. So he blessed you again and again. And I saved you from his power.