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18 Then Balaam[a] uttered his oracle, saying,

“Rise, Balak, and hear;
    listen to me, O son of Zippor:

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  1. 23.18 Heb he

18 Then he spoke his message:(A)

“Arise, Balak, and listen;
    hear me, son of Zippor.(B)

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Come now, curse this people for me, since they are stronger than I; perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that whomever you bless is blessed, and whomever you curse is cursed.”(A)

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Now come and put a curse(A) on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land.(B) For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

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and he uttered his oracle, saying,

“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,[a](A)

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  1. 24.3 Or closed or open

and he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(A)

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Balaam’s Fourth Oracle

15 So he uttered his oracle, saying,

“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,[a]

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  1. 24.15 Or closed or open

Balaam’s Fourth Message

15 Then he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

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23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying,

“Alas, who shall live when God does this?[a]

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  1. 24.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[a]

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  1. Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.

Job Maintains His Integrity

27 Job again took up his discourse and said:(A)

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Job’s Final Word to His Friends

27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)

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Job Finishes His Defense

29 Job again took up his discourse and said:(A)

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Job’s Final Defense

29 Job continued his discourse:(A)

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I will open my mouth in a parable;
    I will utter dark sayings from of old,(A)

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I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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