[24:14] Balaam said to Balak, “Now I am going back to my own people, but before I go, I am warning you what the people of Israel will do to your people in the future.”
[24:15] Then he uttered this prophecy: “The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,
[24:16] Who can hear what God is saying And receive the knowledge that comes from the Most High. With staring eyes I see in a trance A vision from Almighty God.
[24:17] I look into the future, And I see the nation of Israel. A king, like a bright star, will arise in that nation. Like a comet he will come from Israel. He will strike the leaders of Moab And beat down all the people of Seth.
[24:18] He will conquer his enemies in Edom And make their land his property, While Israel continues victorious.
[24:19] The nation of Israel will trample them down And wipe out the last survivors.”
[24:20] Then in his vision Balaam saw the Amalekites and uttered this prophecy: “Amalek was the most powerful nation of all, But at the end it will perish forever.”
[24:21] In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy: “The place where you live is secure, Safe as a nest set high on a cliff,
[24:22] But you Kenites will be destroyed When Assyria takes you captive.”
[24:23] Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Who are these people gathering in the north?
[24:24] Invaders will sail from Cyprus; They will conquer Assyria and Eber, But they, in turn, will perish forever.”
[24:25] Then Balaam got ready and went back home, and Balak went on his way.