Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock; New Living Translation Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: “Your home is secure; your nest is set in the rocks. English Standard Version And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock. Berean Standard Bible Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: “Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock; New American Standard Bible And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. NASB 1995 And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. NASB 1977 And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. Legacy Standard Bible Then he looked at the Kenite and took up his discourse and said, “Your habitation is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. Amplified Bible And Balaam looked at the Kenites and took up his [sixth] discourse (oracle) and said: “Strong is your dwelling place, And you set your nest in the cliff. Christian Standard Bible Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs. Holman Christian Standard Bible Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version "And this is what I saw about the Kenites: They think they're safe, living among the rocks, English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: "You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock. Good News Translation In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy: "The place where you live is secure, Safe as a nest set high on a cliff, International Standard Version Balaam also uttered this prophetic statement about the Kenites: "Your dwelling places are stable, because your nest is carved in solid rock. Majority Standard Bible Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. NET Bible Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: "Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff. New Heart English Bible He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, "Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock. Webster's Bible Translation And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. World English Bible He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he sees the Kenite, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Your dwelling [is] enduring, "" And your nest is being set in a rock, Young's Literal Translation And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest, Smith's Literal Translation And he will see the Kenite, and he will take up his parable, and say, Strong thy dwelling, and put thy nest in the rock. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation in- deed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock, Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: “Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock, New American Bible Upon seeing the Kenites, he recited his poem: Though your dwelling is safe, and your nest is set on a cliff; New Revised Standard Version Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he looked on the Kenites and took up his parable and said, Strong is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in a rock. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he saw the Qainites and he lifted up his proverb and said: “Your habitat is strong and your nest is set on a cliff. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said: Though firm be thy dwelling-place, And though thy nest be set in the rock; Brenton Septuagint Translation And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, thy dwelling-place is strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Final Three Oracles20Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” 21Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. 22Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”… Cross References Obadiah 1:3-4 The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 49:16 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 14:13-15 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. Isaiah 34:5-15 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ... Ezekiel 35:2-4 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. / I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD. Amos 9:2-3 Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. Isaiah 2:12-17 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, / against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, ... Isaiah 47:7-11 You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. ... Isaiah 13:19-22 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ... Isaiah 21:11-12 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” Isaiah 34:8-10 For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. Isaiah 63:1-6 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... Isaiah 34:1-4 Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ... Isaiah 34:11-15 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... Isaiah 34:16-17 Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit. / He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation. Treasury of Scripture And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock. the Kenite. Genesis 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, Ezra 4:2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. Psalm 83:8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. Jump to Previous Cliff Discourse Dwelling Dwelling-Place Enduring Kenite Ken'ite Kenites Living-Place Nest Oracle Parable Puttest Rock Safe Secret Secure Setting Story Strong UtteredJump to Next Cliff Discourse Dwelling Dwelling-Place Enduring Kenite Ken'ite Kenites Living-Place Nest Oracle Parable Puttest Rock Safe Secret Secure Setting Story Strong UtteredNumbers 24 1. Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel10. Balak, in anger, dismisses him 15. He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations Next he saw the Kenites The Kenites were a nomadic tribe mentioned several times in the Old Testament. Their name is derived from the Hebrew root "קין" (Qayin), which is also the name of Cain, suggesting a possible connection to metalworking or smithing, as Cain's descendants were known for. Historically, the Kenites were associated with the Midianites and were known for their peaceful coexistence with Israel. This phrase indicates Balaam's prophetic vision, where he acknowledges the Kenites' presence and significance among the tribes. and lifted up his oracle Your dwelling place is secure and your nest is set in a rock Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Next he sawוַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the Kenites הַקֵּינִ֔י (haq·qê·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7017: Kenite -- members of the tribe of Kenites and lifted up וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take an oracle, מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile saying: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Your dwelling place מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ (mō·wō·šā·ḇe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4186: A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers is secure, אֵיתָן֙ (’ê·ṯān) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 386: Perennial, ever-flowing, permanence and your nest קִנֶּֽךָ׃ (qin·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7064: A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling is set וְשִׂ֥ים (wə·śîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set in a cliff. בַּסֶּ֖לַע (bas·se·la‘) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5553: A craggy rock Links Numbers 24:21 NIVNumbers 24:21 NLT Numbers 24:21 ESV Numbers 24:21 NASB Numbers 24:21 KJV Numbers 24:21 BibleApps.com Numbers 24:21 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:21 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:21 French Bible Numbers 24:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 24:21 He looked at the Kenite and took (Nu Num.) |
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