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21 In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy:

“The place where you live is secure,
Safe as a nest set high on a cliff,
22 But you Kenites will be destroyed
When Assyria takes you captive.”[a]

23 Balaam uttered this prophecy:

“Who are these people gathering in the north?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:22 Verse 22 in Hebrew is unclear.
  2. Numbers 24:23 Probable text Who … north; Hebrew unclear.

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.