ISV(i)
5 Jacob, your tents are so fine, as well as your dwelling places, O Israel!
6 They’re spread out like valleys, like gardens along river banks, like aloe planted by the LORD, or like cedars beside water.
7 He will pour water from his buckets, and his descendants will stream forth like abundant water. His king will be more exalted than Agag when he exalts his own kingdom.
8 God is bringing them out of Egypt with the strength of an ox. He’ll devour enemy nations, break their bones, and impale them with arrows.
9 He crouches, laying low like a lion. Who would awaken him? Those who bless you are blessed, and those who curse you are cursed.”
10 Balak flew into a rage and he started hitting his fists together. “I called you to curse my enemies,” he yelled at Balaam. “But look here! You’ve blessed them three times!
10 Balak flew into a rage and he started hitting his fists together. “I called you to curse my enemies,” he yelled at Balaam. “But look here! You’ve blessed them three times!