16. And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
17. And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
18. And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19. God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20. Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.
22. God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
23. Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob, Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24. Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
25. And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26. But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
27. And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.