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Numbers 24:14

12 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me

13 that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.

Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

15 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

16 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
KJV
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
WEB
Now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”
ASV
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
DARBY
And now behold, I go to my people: come, I will admonish thee what this people will do to thy people at the end of days.
BLB
And indeed I am going to my people; come, I will counsel you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”
ÅB
Se, jeg vender nå hjem til mitt folk; men la meg først varsle deg om hva dette folk skal gjøre med ditt folk i de siste dager[^3].
OTB
Nå, se, jeg går tilbake til mitt folk; kom, la meg informere deg om hva dette folket vil gjøre mot ditt folk i de kommende dager."
B1930
Se, jeg vender nu hjem til mitt folk; men la mig først varsle dig om hvad dette folk skal gjøre med ditt folk i de siste dager. / < 1MO 49, 1.>

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Cross references

  • Micah 6:5

    My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

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  • Genesis 49:1

    Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

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  • Revelation 2:14

    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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  • Daniel 2:28

    But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

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  • 2 Timothy 3:1

    But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  • Daniel 10:14

    Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”

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  • Isaiah 24:22

    They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

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