20 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:

“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”

21 Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said:

“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
22 Nevertheless Kain shall be burned.
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”

23 Then he took up his oracle and said:

“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from the coasts of (A)Cyprus,[a]
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict (B)Eber,
And so shall [b]Amalek, until he perishes.”

25 So Balaam rose and departed and (C)returned to his place; Balak also went his way.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 24:24 Heb. Kittim
  2. Numbers 24:24 Lit. he or that one

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.
22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted,
until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said,

Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,
and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber,
and he also shall perish for ever.

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

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