15. Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the lord.”
16. And the lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”
17. So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the lord say?” Balak asked eagerly.
18. This was the message Balaam delivered:“Rise up, Balak, and listen!Hear me, son of Zippor.
19. God is not a man, so he does not lie.He is not human, so he does not change his mind.Has he ever spoken and failed to act?Has he ever promised and not carried it through?