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Numbers 24:14-25
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Numbers 24:14-25
King James Version
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
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Numbers 24:14-25
New International Version
Numbers 24:14-25
New International Version
14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.”(A)
Balaam’s Fourth Message
15 Then he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(B) of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,(C)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17 “I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.(D)
A star will come out of Jacob;(E)
a scepter will rise out of Israel.(F)
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,(G)
the skulls[a](H) of[b] all the people of Sheth.[c]
18 Edom(I) will be conquered;
Seir,(J) his enemy, will be conquered,(K)
but Israel(L) will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob(M)
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(N) and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”(O)
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites(P) and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,(Q)
your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Ashur(R) takes you captive.”
Balaam’s Seventh Message
23 Then he spoke his message:
“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[d]
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(S)
they will subdue Ashur(T) and Eber,(U)
but they too will come to ruin.(V)”
25 Then Balaam(W) got up and returned home, and Balak went his own way.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Jer. 48:45); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Numbers 24:17 Or possibly Moab, / batter
- Numbers 24:17 Or all the noisy boasters
- 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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