18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
3 jand he ktook up his discourse and said,
l“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,1
Balaam’s Final Oracle
15 And he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
“Amalek was the first among the nations,
but iits end is utter destruction.”
21 And he looked on the jKenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.
23 And he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity
1 bAnd Job again took up his discourse, and said:
Job’s Summary Defense
1 dAnd Job again took up his discourse, and said:
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my driddle to the music of the lyre.
2 pI will open my mouth in a qparable;
I will utter dark sayings from of old,
4 you will wtake up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
the insolent fury1 ceased!
4 In that day they shall ttake up a taunt song against you
and moan bitterly,
and say, u“We are utterly ruined;
he changes the portion of my people;
how he removes it from me!
To an apostate he allots our fields.”
27 Therefore the ballad singers say,
“Come to Heshbon, let it be built;
let the city of Sihon be established.
