Numbers 24:7-9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
7 [Israel] shall pour water out of his own buckets [have his own sources of rich blessing and plenty], and his offspring shall dwell by many waters, and his king shall be higher than [a]Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 God brought [Israel] forth out of Egypt; [Israel] has strength like the wild ox; he shall eat up the nations, his enemies, crushing their bones and piercing them through with his arrows.
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion; and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? Blessed [of God] is he who blesses you [who prays for and contributes to your welfare] and cursed [of God] is he who curses you [who in word, thought, or deed would bring harm upon you].(A)
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- Numbers 24:7 “Agag” was the title of the Amalekite kings, and it represents here the kingdom of the Gentiles. The Amalekites at that time were the most powerful of all the desert tribes (Num. 24:20).
Numbers 24:7-9
New King James Version
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (A)in many waters.
8 “God(D) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall (E)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall (F)break their bones
And (G)pierce them with his arrows.
9 ‘He(H) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
(I)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
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