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21 Then he looked at the Kenite and said, “The place where you live is strong. Your nest is set in the rock. 22 But Kain will be destroyed. How long will Asshur keep you against your will?” 23 Then Balaam said, “Who can 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.