...man whuff, eye* are open, hath faid; He hath faid, which heard the words of God, which faw the tijion of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open. (ver. 3, 4, and 15, 16.) Which hath occafioned much perplexity and confufion, but the words rightly...

...High, [which] saw the Vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance,] but having 1? his eyes open : I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh, that is, the Messiah, whotn he probably saw in a -vision, and therefore broke out in this abrupt manner,...

...said : He hath said which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance,] but having: 17 his eyes open : I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh, that is, the Messiah,...

...prophesy. For it has, probably, either a retrospect to that famous prediction of Balaam, Num. xxiv. 17, "I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near; there shall come a star out of Jacob and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel ;" and looks forward...

...given at this time that I would take notice of. The first is that of Balaam, Numb. xxiv. 17, 18, 19. "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,...

...of courage, strength, and victory, so as no enemy shall dare to provoke him. i XXIV. 17 / shall sec 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 vf Aloab,...

...prefaced what he delivered, with declaring them to be the words which he heard from GOD, when he saw ths vision of the ALMIGHTY, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open.' Certainly no such vision was ever seen by Balaam, whilst Balak was with him ; so that this revelation...

...law-giver from between his feet until Shiloh come and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." " 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,...

...said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which s his uncleanness. 4 Ever}' bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue, eves open : 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel ! 6 As die valleys are...

...said ; He hath said, ivhicJi heard the word* of God, and kneiv the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eves open : I shall sec him, but not now ¿ I shall beholdhim, but not nigh : there shall come a Star...