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23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying,

“Alas, who shall live when God does this?[a]
24     But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber,
    and he also shall perish forever.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 24.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[a]
24     Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus;(A)
they will subdue Ashur(B) and Eber,(C)
    but they too will come to ruin.(D)

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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.