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of Iaakob and of Israel, What hath God wrought? vnto honour, but loe, the Lord hath kept thee
24 Behold, the people shall rise vp as a lyon, and backe from honour. 12 Then Balaam answered
lift vp himselfe as a yong lyon: hee shall not Balak, Tolde I not also thy messengers, which
lye downe, till he eate of the pray, and till he thou sentest vnto me, saying, 13 If Balak would
drinke the blood of the slayne. 25 Then Balak giue me his house ful of siluer and gold, I can
sayde vnto Balaam, Neither curse, nor blesse not passe the commandement of the Lord, to doe
them at all. 26 But Balaam answered, and saide either good or bad of mine owne minde? what
vnto Balak, Tolde not I thee, saying, All that the the Lord shall commaund, the same will I speake.
Lord speaketh, that must I do? 27 Againe Balak 14 And nowe behold, I goe vnto my people: come,
sayd vnto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I wil bring I will aduertise thee what this people shall doe to
thee vnto another place, if so be it wil please thy folke in the later dayes. 15 And he vttered his
God, that thou mayest thence curse them for my parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath
sake. 28 So Balak brought Balaam vnto the top sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp,
of Peor, that looketh toward Ieshmon. 29 Then hath sayd, 16 He hath said that heard the words
Balaam sayde vnto Balak, Make me here seuen of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High,
altars, and prepare me here seuen bullocks, and and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling
seuen rammes. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had in a traunce had his eyes opened: 17 I shall see
sayd, and offred a bullocke and a ram on euery him, but not nowe: I shall behold him, but not
altar. neere: there shall come a starre of Iaakob, and
24 a scepter shall rise of Israel, and shall smite the
coastes of Moab, and destroy all the sonnes of
1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to Sheth. 18 And Edom shalbe possessed, and Seir
blesse Israel, then he went not, as certaine times shall be a possession to their enemies: but Israel
before, to set diuinations, but set his face toward 19
the wildernesse. 2 And Balaam lift vp his eyes, shall do valiantly. He also that shall haue do-
and looked vpon Israel, which dwelt according minion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the
to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came vpon remnant of the citie. 20 And when he looked on
Amalek, he vttered his parable, and sayd, Amalek
him. 3 And he vttered his parable, and sayd, was the first of the nations: but his latter ende
Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the shall come to destruction. 21 And he looked on
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man, whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd, He the Kenites, and vttered his parable, and sayde,
hath sayde, which heard the wordes of God, and Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in
sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in the rocke. 22 Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shalbe
a traunce had his eyes opened: 5 How goodly spoyled vntill Asshur cary thee away captiue.
are thy tentes, O Iaakob, and thine habitations, 23 Againe he vttered his parable, and sayd, Alas,
O Israel! 6 As the valleis, are they stretched who shall liue when God doeth this? 24 The ships
forth, as gardes by the riuers side, as the aloe also shall come from the coastes of Chittim, and
trees, which the Lord hath planted, as the cedars subdue Asshur, and shall subdue Eber, and he
beside the waters. 7 The water droppeth out of also shall come to destruction. 25 Then Balaam
rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and
his bucket, and his seede shalbe in many waters, Balak also went his way.
and his king shall be hier then Agag, and his
kingdome shall bee exalted. 8 God brought him 25
out of Egypt: his strength shalbe as an vnicorne: 1 Nowe whiles Israel abode in Shittim, the
he shall eate the nations his enemies, and bruise people began to commit whoredome with the
their bones, and shoote them through with his daughters of Moab: 2 Which called the people
arrowes. 9 He coucheth and lieth downe as a vnto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people
yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? ate, and bowed downe to their gods. And Israel
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blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he
that curseth thee. 10 Then Balak was very angry coupled himselfe vnto Baal Peor: wherefore the
with Balaam, and smote his handes together: so wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel:
Balak sayde vnto Balaam, I sent for thee to curse 4 And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Take all the
mine enemies, and beholde, thou hast blessed heades of the people, and hang them vp before
them nowe three times. 11 Therefore nowe flee the Lord against ye sunne, that the indignation
vnto thy place: I thought surely to promote thee of the Lords wrath may be turned from Israel.