Numbers 24:14

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

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.”

Latin

…verumtamen pergens ad populum meum, dabo consilium, quid populus tuus populo huic faciat extremo tempore.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.”

Notes

Numbers 24:14

come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come: Since Balak tried to curse Israel, God would curse him and his people (24:9). The harm Balak wanted to cause Israel will instead happen to Moab.

Numbers 23:27–24:14

Unhappy with Balaam's blessing, Balak hoped a new location would change the outcome. Although the exact location of Mount Peor is unknown, it was probably near a worship site for Baal of Peor and the Beth-peor (compare 25:3, 5). See Deuteronomy 3:29; 34:6 for where they buried Moses.

Numbers 22:2–24:25

The story of Balak and Balaam marks an important turning point in Israel’s history. It includes humor, drama, and deep teaching about God.

The story makes one main point clear. The Lord’s will must be carried out. No one could stop his plan for Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

Balaam Moab and Ammon

Related verses

Micah 6:5
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Genesis 49:1
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
2 Timothy 3:1
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
Isaiah 24:22
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Jeremiah 48:47
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Daniel 10:14
Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”
Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Balaam Balak Curse, Cursed Deuteronomy, Book of Jacob Jannes and Jambres Moab, Moabites Moses Numbers, Book of Oracle Prophecy Shittim (Place)

Topics

Christian Minister: Faithful: Balaam Christian Minister: Incorruptible: Balaam Prophecy is the Foretelling of Future Events

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