I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth .
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Gill's Exposition
And Edom shall be a possession,.... Of the children of Israel, which was fulfilled in part when the Edomites became the servants of David, Sa2 8:14 and when they were smitten and spoiled by Judas…
Barnes' Notes
Render, I see him, though he be not now: I behold him, though he be not near. Balaam here describes what is actually before him in inward vision. Him - i. e., the prince, represented in the succeeding…
The office of prophets was both to bless and to prophesy in the name of the Lord. Balaam, as a prophet, per force had blessed Israel; here he foretels future events.
I. His preface is much the same as…
Cambridge Bible
In accordance with Num 24:24 Balaam treats of the future of Israel. -I see him (Israel), but not (as he is) now; I behold him, but not (encamped as he is) nigh."
There shall come forth lit. -there…
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