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Numbers 24:23

21 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.

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

24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?
KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
WEB
He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?
ASV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
DARBY
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas! Who shall live when God doeth this?
BLB
And he lifted up his oracle and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?
ÅB
Så tok han igjen til å kvede og sa: Ve! Hvem skal bli i live når Gud lar dette skje?
OTB
Så begynte han sin uttalelse og sa: "Akk, hvem kan overleve med mindre Gud har villet det?
B1930
Så tok han igjen til å kvede og sa: Ve! Hvem skal bli i live når Gud lar dette skje?

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Cross references

  • Numbers 23:23

    Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

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  • Malachi 3:2

    But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

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  • 2 Kings 5:1

    Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

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