20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem:

Amalek was first among the nations,(A)
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;(B)
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,(C)
but they too will come to destruction.

25 Balaam then arose and went back to his homeland, and Balak also went his way.

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