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20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,

Amalek was the first of the nations;
But his latter end shall come to destruction.

21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,

Strong is thy dwelling-place,
And thy nest is set in the rock.
22 Nevertheless [a]Kain shall be wasted,
[b]Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said,

Alas, who shall live when God [c]doeth this?
24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber;
And he also shall come to destruction.

25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:22 Or, the Kenites
  2. Numbers 24:22 Or, How long? Asshur etc.
  3. Numbers 24:23 Or, established him