Numbers 24:7 meaning and explanation

Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.

Numbers 24:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Balaam, a non-Israelite seer hired by King Balak of Moab to curse Israel, is instead compelled by God's Spirit to bless them. In this oracle he pictures Israel's future prosperity: water flowing from their buckets and abundant water for their offspring, images of fertility and life in a dry land.

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