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Atomic Bible
Numbers 24:7
Water will flow from his buckets,
from Balaam’s Third Oracle, Numbers 24:1-9
What it says

Water flows in abundance, the seed has plentiful water, and the king rises higher than Agag while the kingdom is exalted. Fruitfulness and royal strength are joined together.

What it is doing

It moves from pastoral abundance to royal prominence.

In context

1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. 2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, 3and he lifted up an oracle, saying: 4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, 5How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, 6They spread out like palm groves, 7Water will flow from his buckets, 8God brought him out of Egypt 9He crouches, he lies down like a lion,