Numbers 24:15-19

Expanded Bible

“This is the ·message [utterance] of Balaam son of Beor,
    the ·message [utterance] of a man ·who sees clearly [^Lwhose eye is open];
¹⁶ this is the ·message [utterance] of a man who hears the words of God.
    I know well the Most High God.
I see a vision from the Almighty,
    and my eyes are open as I fall before him.
¹⁷ I see someone ·who will come someday [^Lbut not now],
    ·someone who will come, but not soon [^LI see him, but not near].
A star will come from Jacob;
    a ·ruler [^Lscepter] will rise from Israel [^CSaul, then David and his descendants, including the Messiah].
He will crush the heads of the Moabites
    and smash the skulls of the sons of Sheth [^Cidentity uncertain].
¹⁸ Edom will be conquered;
    his enemy Edom will be conquered,
    but Israel will grow ·wealthy [or valiant].
¹⁹ A ruler will come from the descendants of Jacob
    and will destroy those left in the city.”