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Numbers 24:14

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

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.

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

16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes 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

    O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

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  • Genesis 49:1

    And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

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  • Revelation 2:14

    But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

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  • Daniel 2:28

    But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

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  • 2 Timothy 3:1

    This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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  • Daniel 10:14

    Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

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  • Isaiah 24:22

    And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.

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