Numbers 24:18
And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
19Out of Jacob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city.
Cross References
Genesis 27:29And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let they mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.
Genesis 32:3And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:
1 Kings 11:14And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Adad the Edomite of the king's seed, in Edom.
Psalms 60:1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the inscription of a title, to David himself, for doctrine,
Isaiah 34:5For my sword is inebriated in heaven: behold it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my slaughter unto judgment.
Amos 9:12That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all nations, because my name is invoked upon them: saith the Lord that doth these things.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25
Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →