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21 He looked on the Kenites and took up his proverb and said:

“Strong is your dwelling place,
    and you put your nest in a rock;
22 nevertheless the Kenite will be wasted.
    How long until Ashur carries you away captive?”

23 He took up his proverb and said:

“Alas, who will live when God does this?

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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.