Numbers 24:23
“And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Alas! who shall liue when God doeth this?”
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Numbers 24:23 Context
21And hee looked on the Kenites, and tooke vp his parable, and saide, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rocke: 22Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shall be wasted, vntil Asshur shal carie thee away captiue. 23And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Alas! who shall liue when God doeth this? 24And shippes shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shal afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and hee also shall perish for euer. 25And Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
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Other Translations for Numbers 24:23
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
- King James Version
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
- Basic English Bible
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas! Who shall live when God doeth this?
- Darby Bible
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
- Webster's Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this?
- World English Bible
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live after God hath appointed him?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 24:23
24:23 Who shall live - How calamitous and miserable will the state of the world be, when the Assyrian, and after him the Chaldean, shall over - turn all these parts of the world? Who will be able to keep his heart from fainting under such grievous pressures? Nay, how few will escape the destroying sword?