Numbers 24:21

Then Balaam looked toward the Kenites and began his prophecy. He said, 1 “The place where you live is strong, 2 and your nest is in the rocks. 1

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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.

In Context

20Then Balaam looked at Amalek and began his prophecy. He said, 1 “Amalek was once the greatest of nations, 2 but his final end will be destruction.”

22Nevertheless you Kenites will be consumed by fire 2 when Assyria carries you away captive.”

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Cross References

Judges 1:16The descendants of Moses' father-in-law the Kenite went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev, to live with the people of Judah near Arad.

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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