“He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.”
'Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall have abundant water; his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted' — the oracle shifts from description to prophecy. Water overflows Israel's containers ('buckets,' sha'alim); abundance is superfluous, overflowing. The 'seed' (progeny, descendants) shall flourish. The political imagery follows: Israel's king shall surpass Agag (presumably a famous king, perhaps of the Amalekites), and Israel's kingdom shall be exalted. The prophecy affirms both material prosperity and political supremacy.
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