Numbers 24:18
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.
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In Context
19And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
Cross References
Genesis 27:29Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother`s sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
Genesis 32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
1 Kings 11:14And Jehovah raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king`s seed in Edom.
Psalms 60:1O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
Isaiah 34:5For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Amos 9:12that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.
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 →