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# General Information:
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Balaam continues to prophesy under the control of the Spirit of God.
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# God will bring him
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"God will bring the Israelites"
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# He will have strength like a wild ox
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This simile emphasizes that the Israelites have great strength. The ox was the strongest animal the Israelites owned. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# He will eat up the nations
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Balaam speaks of the Israelites as if they are wild animals that eat their enemies. This means they will destroy their enemies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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