Numbers 24:8
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Cross-references
Numbers 23:22 first uses this exact phrase about God bringing Israel out of Egypt with wild ox strength, which Balaam repeats here.
Numbers 23:24 also depicts Israel as a lion devouring prey – reinforcing the same theme of victorious strength over enemies.
Numbers 14:9 similarly promises enemies are 'bread for us' – a parallel image of consuming adversaries, reinforcing God's victory.
Numbers 21:5 shows Israel complaining about being brought out of Egypt, contrasting with Numbers 24:8 which celebrates God bringing them out with strength.
Deuteronomy 32:42 also speaks of God's arrows drunk with blood and devouring enemies – a parallel image of divine victory.
Deuteronomy 33:17 uses the same 'horns of the wild ox' to depict Joseph pushing peoples — directly echoing the wild ox strength of Israel.
Psalm 92:10 exalts the horn like a wild ox (unicorn) — directly referencing the same wild ox imagery as Israel's strength.
Psalm 2:9 uses similar imagery of breaking enemies like a potter's vessel – a messianic echo of victory over nations.
Deuteronomy 7:1 lists the nations God will clear before Israel – echoing the promise here of devouring adversaries.