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21 “And this is what I saw
    about the Kenites:[a]
They think they're safe,
    living among the rocks,
22 but they will be wiped out
    when Assyria conquers them.[b]

23 “No one can survive
    if God plans destruction.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 24.21 the Kenites: A group of people who lived in the desert south of Israel.
  2. 24.22 them: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 22.
  3. 24.23 destruction: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 23.

Balaam’s Sixth Message

21 Then he saw the Kenites(A) and spoke his message:

“Your dwelling place is secure,(B)
    your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
    when Ashur(C) takes you captive.”

Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.