Numbers 24:19-21
Easy-to-Read Version
19 “A new ruler will come from the family of Jacob.
That ruler will destroy the people left alive in that city.”
20 Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and said this:
“Amalek is the strongest of all nations,
but even Amalek will be destroyed!”
21 Then Balaam saw the Kenites and said this:
“You believe that your country is safe,
like a bird’s nest[a] high on a mountain.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:21 nest, Kenite, Cain A play on words. The names “Cain” and “Kenite” are like the Hebrew word meaning “nest.”
Numbers 24:19-21
New International Version
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob(A)
and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Balaam’s Fifth Message
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek(B) and spoke his message:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but their end will be utter destruction.”(C)
Balaam’s Sixth Message
21 Then he saw the Kenites(D) and spoke his message:
“Your dwelling place is secure,(E)
your nest is set in a rock;
Numbers 24:19-21
King James Version
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.
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