Numbers 24:16

16 the oracle of one who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, but with his eyes uncovered:

Numbers 24:16 In-Context

14 So now, I am going to my people; let me advise you what this people will do to your people in days to come."
15 So he uttered his oracle, saying: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,
16 the oracle of one who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, but with his eyes uncovered:
17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near— a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the borderlands of Moab, and the territory of all the Shethites.
18 Edom will become a possession, Seir a possession of its enemies, while Israel does valiantly.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or [of Elyon]
  • [b]. Traditional rendering of Heb [Shaddai]
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