3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)The blessing itself which Balaam here pronounces upon Israel is much the same with the two we had in the foregoing chapter; but the introduction to it is different. I. The method of proceeding here varies much in several instances. 1. Balaam laid aside the enchantments which he had hitherto depended on, used no spells, or charms, or magic arts, finding they did him no service; it was to no purpose…
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