Numbers 24:18

So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes,—But, Israel, is doing valiantly;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

In Context

17I see One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh,—There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Moab, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous;

19Yea One wieldeth dominion out of Jacob,—Who hath destroyed the remnant out of the fortress.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29Let peoples serve thee And races bow down to thee, Become thou lord to thy brethren, And let the sons of thy mother bow down to thee,—He that curseth thee, be accursed! And he that blesseth thee, be blessed!

Genesis 32:3Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

1 Kings 11:14And Yahweh raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite,—of the seed of the king, was he, in Edom.

Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast rejected us—hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

Isaiah 34:5For my sword hath been sated in the heavens,—Lo! upon Edom, shall it descend, Even on the people whom I have devoted to justice.

Amos 9:12That they on whom my name hath been called, may take possession, of the residue of Edom and of all the nations, Declareth Yahweh, who executeth 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 →

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