He answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The Lord said, ‘This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ”
Numbers 24:3 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition and Balaam said: “I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, And the man whose eyes are open hath said: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took up his [figurative] discourse and said: Balaam son of Beor, the man whose eye is opened [at last, to see clearly the purposes and will of God], American Standard Version (1901) And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith; Common English Bible He raised his voice and made his address: “The oracle of Balaam, Beor’s son; the oracle of a man whose eye is open. Catholic Public Domain Version taking up his parable, he said: "Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man hath said, whose eye is stopped up: |
He answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The Lord said, ‘This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ”
Micaiah replied: Listen to this! I also saw the Lord seated on his throne with every creature in heaven gathered around him.
Just then, the Lord let Balaam see the angel standing in the road, holding a sword, and Balaam bowed down.
Balaam said: “King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.
Balaam said: “I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!
My knowledge comes from God Most High, the Lord All-Powerful. I bowed down to him and saw a vision of Israel.
It comes from the Lord, the God All-Powerful. I bowed down to him and saw a vision of Israel.