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21 Then Balaam turned toward the land of the Kenites and spoke his prophecy.

Balaam: Your dwelling is lasting,
        and your nest is set on a rock;
22     Yet Kain will be burned up.
        “Until when?” When Asshur takes you away as captives.

23 Balaam took up his answers:

Balaam: I ask, “Woe, for who will remain alive when God does this?[a]
        Who will survive?”

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Footnotes

  1. 24:23 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Balaam’s Sixth Message

21 Then he saw the Kenites(A) and spoke his message:

“Your dwelling place is secure,(B)
    your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
    when Ashur(C) takes you captive.”

Balaam’s Seventh Message

23 Then he spoke his message:

“Alas! Who can live when God does this?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:23 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew The people from the islands will gather from the north.