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21 And he looked on the Kenite and took up his parable and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock;

22 because the Kenite shall be thrown out, when Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable again and said, Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things!

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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.