# General Information:

Balaam continues to prophesy under the control of the Spirit of God.

# God will bring him

"God will bring the Israelites"

# He will have strength like a wild ox

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]])

# He will eat up the nations

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]])