16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then He said, “Return to Balak and say what I tell you.”
17 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the officials of Moab. Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say? ”
18 Balaam proclaimed his poem:Balak, get up and listen;son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!
19 God is not a man who lies,or a son of man who changes His mind. Does He speak and not act,or promise and not fulfill?
20 I have indeed received a command to bless;since He has blessed, I cannot change it.
21 He considers no disaster for Jacob;He sees no trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and there is rejoicing over the King among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;He is like the horns of a wild ox for them.