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22 They have the like of a wild ox’s horns:[a]
    God who brought them out of Egypt.(A)
23 No, there is no augury against Jacob,
    nor divination against Israel.
Now it is said of Jacob,
    of Israel, “Look what God has done!”
24 Here is a people that rises up like a lioness,
    and gets up like a lion;
It does not rest till it has devoured its prey
    and has drunk the blood of the slain.(B)

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  1. 23:22 A wild ox’s horns: Israel possesses the strength of a wild ox because of God’s presence among them. Compare the claim by the psalmist, the Lord is “my rock…my saving horn” (Ps 18:3).

22 God brought them out of Egypt;(A)
    they have the strength of a wild ox.(B)
23 There is no divination against[a] Jacob,
    no evil omens(C) against[b] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
    and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(D)
    they rouse themselves like a lion(E)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
    and drinks the blood(F) of its victims.”

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  1. Numbers 23:23 Or in
  2. Numbers 23:23 Or in