Numbers 24:22

Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain,—How long shall Assyria hold thee captive?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

In Context

21And when he saw the Kenite, he took up his parable, and said,—Enduring thy dwelling-place, Set thou then in the crag, thy nest;

23And he took up his parable, and said,—Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;

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Cross References

Genesis 10:11From that land, went forth Asshur,—and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:

Ezra 4:2then drew they near unto Zerubbabel, and unto the ancestral chiefs, and said unto them, Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God, and, unto him, have, we, been sacrificing since the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

Hosea 14:3Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more—Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.

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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