Numbers 24:19
A ruler will come from Jacob
What it says
A ruler comes from Jacob and destroys the survivors of the city. Dominion from Israel ends in complete defeat for what remains.
What it is doing
It concludes the oracle with the ruler’s final dominance.
In context
15Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, 16the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, 17I see him, but not now; 18Edom will become a possession, 19A ruler will come from Jacob