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18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said,

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

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18 Then he spoke his message:(A)

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

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and he (A)took up his discourse and said,

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

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:3 Or closed, or perfect; also verse 15

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 Final Oracle

15 (A)And he took up his discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
    the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

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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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20 Then he looked on Amalek and (A)took up his discourse and said,

“Amalek was the first among the nations,
    (B)but its end is utter destruction.”

21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,

“Enduring is your dwelling place,
    and your nest is set in the rock.

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Balaam’s Fifth Message

20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(A) and spoke his message:

“Amalek was first among the nations,
    but their end will be utter destruction.”(B)

Balaam’s Sixth Message

21 Then he saw the Kenites(C) and spoke his message:

“Your dwelling place is secure,(D)
    your nest is set in a rock;

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23 And he took up his discourse and said,

“Alas, who shall live when God does this?

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Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

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

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Footnotes

  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 Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

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

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Job’s Final Word to His Friends

27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)

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Job's Summary Defence

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

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Job’s Final Defense

29 Job continued his discourse:(A)

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I will incline my ear to (A)a proverb;
    I will solve my (B)riddle to the music of the lyre.

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I will turn my ear to a proverb;(A)
    with the harp(B) I will expound my riddle:(C)

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

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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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you will take up this (A)taunt against the king of Babylon:

“How the oppressor has ceased,
    (B)the insolent fury[a] ceased!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scroll (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain

you will take up this taunt(A) against the king of Babylon:(B)

How the oppressor(C) has come to an end!
    How his fury[a] has ended!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.

In that day (A)they shall take up a taunt song against you
    and moan bitterly,
and say, “We are utterly ruined;
    (B)he changes the portion of my people;
(C)how he removes it from me!
    (D)To an apostate he allots our fields.”

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In that day people will ridicule you;
    they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(A)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(B)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

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27 Therefore the (A)ballad singers say,

“Come to (B)Heshbon, let it be built;
    let the city of Sihon be established.

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27 That is why the poets say:

“Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt;
    let Sihon’s city be restored.

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