Numbers 24:22

But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

23And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

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Cross References

Genesis 10:11from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

Ezra 4:2and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, 'Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'

Hosea 14:3Asshur doth not save us, on a horse we ride not, Nor do we say any more, Our God, to the work of our hands, For in Thee find mercy doth the fatherless.'

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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