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Then he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly

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

This is the message Balaam delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly

Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, And the man whose eyes are open hath said

So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened

Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries, ‘Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn’t do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against GOD’s command’? I’m leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come.” Then he spoke his oracle-message: decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what’s going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what’s real. I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags; I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies. A ruler is coming from Jacob who’ll destroy what’s left in the city. * * *

Then he took up his discourse and said, “The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened

He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, The oracle of the man whose eye is opened

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open