Numbers 24:8

“God brought him forth out of Egypt, he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn, etc.] Here he repeats what he had said in a former prophecy, (see Gill on “<042322>Numbers 23:22”): he shall eat up the nations his enemies: the seven nations of Canaan, which should be subdued by Israel, and that with as much ease as a lion devours its prey; nor would the Canaanites be able to make any more resistance to them than a creature in the paws of a lion; and the phrase denotes the utter destruction of them: and shall break their bones; as the lion breaks the bones of such creatures that fall a prey to him; signifying that all their strength should be taken from them, their mighty men slain, and…”

“God: Num 21:5, Num 23:22 shall eat: Num 14:9, Num 23:24; Deu 7:1 break: Psa 2:9; Isa 38:13; Jer 50:17; Dan 6:24 pierce: Deu 32:23, Deu 32:42; Psa 21:12, Psa 45:5; Jer 50:9 Numbers 24:9”

“In Num 24:8 and Num 24:9, Balaam proclaims still further: "God leads him out of Egypt; his strength is as that of a buffalo: he will devour nations his enemies, and crush their bones, and dash them in pieces with his arrows. He has encamped, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness: who can drive him up? Blessed be they who bless thee, and cursed they who curse thee!" The fulness of power that dwelt in the people of Israel was apparent in the force and prowess with which their God brought them out of Egypt. This fact Balaam repeats from the previous saying ( Num 23:22), for the purpose of linking on to it the still further announcement of the manner in which the power of the nation would…”