21  ^fHe has not beheld misfortune in Jacob,

nor has he seen trouble in Israel.

The Lord their God is with them,

and the shout of a king is among them.

24  Behold, a people! ^kAs a lioness it rises up

and as a lion it lifts itself;

^lit does not lie down until it has devoured the prey

and drunk the blood of the slain.”

7  Water shall flow from his buckets,

and his seed shall be ^zin many waters;

his king shall be higher than ^aAgag,

and ^bhis kingdom shall be exalted.

9  He crouched, he lay down like a lion

and ^glike a lioness; who will rouse him up?

^hBlessed are those who bless you,

and cursed are those who curse you.”

17  ^sI see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near:

^ta star shall come out of Jacob,

and ^ua scepter shall rise out of Israel;

it shall ^vcrush the forehead¹ of Moab

and break down all the sons of Sheth.

18  ^wEdom shall be dispossessed;

^xSeir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.

Israel is doing valiantly.

19  And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion

and destroy the survivors of cities!”