17  ^bI see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near:

a ^cstar shall come out of Jacob,

and a ^dscepter shall rise out of Israel;

it shall crush the ^eforehead¹ of Moab

and break down all the sons of Sheth.

7  Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet;

Judah is my ^gscepter.

8  Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my ^qscepter.

2  The Lord sends forth from Zion

your mighty scepter.

^uRule in the midst of your enemies!