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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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:21 Or, Midianites.
  2. Numbers 24:21 Make thyself as strong as thou canst.
  3. Numbers 24:22 Or, thou Kain shalt.
  4. Numbers 24:23 Some read, Oh who shall not perish when the enemy that is, Antichrist, shall set himself up as God?

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.