Bible Strands
Numbers 24:14
Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Balaam addresses Balak after refusing to curse Israel and immediately before his final oracle, announcing his departure while preparing to disclose future events.
The words — The command לְכָ֙ה֙ (le.Kha/h) means "come," followed by אִיעָצְךָ֔ ('i.'A.tze./kha) meaning "I will advise you," framing the upcoming revelation as counsel rather than a curse.
The thread — This declaration links to Micah 6:5, which recalls Balak’s counsel and Balaam’s response, Genesis 49:1, which uses identical phrasing for future events, and Revelation 2:14, which notes Balaam’s later influence on Israel.
Why it lands — The text plainly states that Balaam will speak only what God reveals about future events, not what human authority demands. This requires the reader to submit to divine declaration over political pressure or prophetic commerce.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Cross-references
- Micah 6:5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
- Genesis 49:1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
- Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
- Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- 2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
- Numbers 24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- Numbers 31:7 Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
- Isaiah 24:22 They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
- Jeremiah 48:47 Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
- Jeremiah 49:39 “Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.