13. I said, 'Balak could give me his palace filled with silver and gold. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn't do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I have to say only what the Lord tells me to say.'
14. "Now I'm going back to my people. But come. Let me warn you about what these people will do to your people in days to come."
15. Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said, "Here is the message God gave Balaam, the son of Beor. It's the message God gave to the one who sees clearly.
16. It's the message God gave to the one who hears the words of God. The Most High God has given him knowledge. He sees a vision from the Mighty One. He falls down flat with his face toward the ground. His eyes have been opened by the Lord.
17. "I see him, but I don't see him now. I view him, but he isn't near. A star will come from among the people of Jacob. A king will rise up out of Israel. He'll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab. He'll crush the skulls of all of the sons of Sheth.
18. He'll win the battle over Edom. He'll win the battle over his enemy Seir. But Israel will grow strong.
19. A ruler will come from among the people of Jacob. He'll destroy those from the city who are still alive."
20. Then Balaam saw the people of Amalek. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said, "Amalek was the first nation to attack Israel. But they will finally be destroyed."
21. Then he saw the Kenites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said, "The place where you live is safe. Your nest is on a high cliff.
22. But you Kenites will be destroyed. Assyria will take you as prisoners."
23. Then he spoke the message he had received from God. He said, "Who can live when God does this?
24. Ships will come from the shores of Kittim. They will bring Assyria and Eber under their control. But they themselves will also be destroyed."