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Numbers 24:21

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

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

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

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BSB
Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.
KJV
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
WEB
He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
ASV
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
DARBY
And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;
BLB
And he looked on the Kenite, and he lifted up his oracle and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.
ÅB
Så fikk han se kenittene, og han tok til å kvede og sa: Fast er din bolig, og bygget på klippen ditt rede;
OTB
Og han så på kenittene og begynte sin uttalelse og sa: "Din bolig er trygg, og ditt rede er satt i klippen;
B1930
Så fikk han se kenittene, og han tok til å kvede og sa: Fast er din bolig, og bygget på klippen ditt rede;

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  • Genesis 15:19

    The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

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  • Job 29:18

    Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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  • Judges 1:16

    And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

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