Numbers 24:19

And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

In Context

18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.

20And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain?

Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Micah 5:2(5-1) But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from ancient days.

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 →

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