Numbers 24:3
Numbers 24:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened
Numbers 24:1-9 The Message (MSG)
By now Balaam realized that GOD wanted to bless Israel. So he didn’t work in any sorcery as he had done earlier. He turned and looked out over the wilderness. As Balaam looked, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him, and he spoke his oracle-message: yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision; Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what’s really going on. What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel! Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener GOD, like red cedars by pools and springs, Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows. Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts—who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed.
Numbers 24:3 King James Version (KJV)
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, And the man whose eyes are open hath said
Numbers 24:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened
Numbers 24:3 New Century Version (NCV)
and he gave this message: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of a man who sees clearly
Numbers 24:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith
Numbers 24:3 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
and he spoke his message: ‘The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly
Numbers 24:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He took up his [third] discourse (oracle) and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened [at last, to see clearly the purpose and will of God]