Numbers 24:21-23
1599 Geneva Bible
21 And he looked on the [a]Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and [b]put thy nest in the rock:
22 Nevertheless, [c]the Kenite shall be spoiled, until Asshur carry thee away captive.
23 Again he uttered his parable, and said, Alas, [d]who shall live when God doeth this?
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- Numbers 24:21 Or, Midianites.
- Numbers 24:21 Make thyself as strong as thou canst.
- Numbers 24:22 Or, thou Kain shalt.
- Numbers 24:23 Some read, Oh who shall not perish when the enemy that is, Antichrist, shall set himself up as God?
Numbers 24:21-23
New International Version
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]
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.
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