Numbers 24:23

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

In Context

22Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain,—How long shall Assyria hold thee captive?

24When, ships, [come] from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew,—And he too, is even to perish?

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:1Now, Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in presence of his lord, and held in honour, because, by him, had Yahweh given deliverance to Syria,—and, the man, was a hero of valour—[but], a leper.

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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