Numbers 24:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,

²²And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.

²³And taking up his parable, again he said: Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things?

Numbers 24:21-23

New International Version

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

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

²³Then he spoke his message:

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

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)