Numbers 24:17-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 I see him,[a] but not now;
I perceive him,[b] but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.(A)
He will smash the forehead[c] of Moab
and strike down[d] all the Shethites.[e]
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir(B) will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
19 One who comes from Jacob will rule;
he will destroy the city’s survivors.
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem:
Amalek was first among the nations,(C)
but his future is destruction.
21 Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem:
Your dwelling place is enduring;
your nest is set in the cliffs.
22 Kain will be destroyed
when Asshur takes you captive.
23 Once more he proclaimed his poem:
Ah, who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim;(D)
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,(E)
but they too will come to destruction.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or Him
- Numbers 24:17 Or frontiers
- Numbers 24:17 Sam reads and the skulls of; Jr 48:45
- Numbers 24:17 Or Sethites
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