6. Like long rows of palmsOr gardens beside a river,Like aloes planted by the LordOr cedars beside the water.
7. They will have abundant rainfallAnd plant their seed in well-watered fields.Their king shall be greater than Agag,And his rule shall be extended far and wide.
8. God brought them out of Egypt;He fights for them like a wild ox.They devour their enemies,Crush their bones, smash their arrows.
9. The nation is like a mighty lion;When it is sleeping, no one dares wake it.Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed,And whoever curses Israel will be cursed.”
10. Balak clenched his fists in anger and said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but three times now you have blessed them instead.
11. Now go off home! I promised to reward you, but the Lord has kept you from getting the reward.”
12. Balaam answered, “I told the messengers you sent to me that
13. even if you gave me all the silver and gold in your palace, I could not disobey the command of the Lord by doing anything of myself. I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”