Numbers 24:8

God led him out of Egypt; 1 He has as it were the glory of a unicorn: 1 He shall consume the nations of his enemies, 1 And he shall drain their marrow, 1 And with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy. 1

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In The King James Version

God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

In Context

7There shall come a man out of his seed, 1 And he shall rule over many nations; 1 And the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, 1 And his kingdom shall be increased. 1

9He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; 1 Who shall stir him up? 1 They that bless thee are blessed, 1 And they that curse thee are cursed.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:22If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.

Numbers 21:5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, saying, Why is this? Hast thou brought us out of Egypt to slay us in the wilderness? for there is not bread nor water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

Numbers 23:24Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion’s whelp, 1 And shall exalt himself as a lion; 1 He shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, 1 And he shall drink the blood of the slain.

Deuteronomy 32:23I will gather evils upon them, 1 And will fight with my weapons against them. 1

Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; 1 Thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter’s vessel. 1

Psalms 45:5The flowings of the river gladden the city of God: 1 The Most High has sanctified his tabernacle. 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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