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Numbers 24:22 Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive."

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Ashur takes you captive.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the Kenites will be destroyed when Assyria takes you captive.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned when Asshur takes you away captive.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Nevertheless Kain will suffer devastation; How long will Asshur keep you captive?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Nevertheless Kain will be consumed; How long will Asshur keep you captive?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;Nevertheless Kain shall be consumed; How long shall Asshur keep you captive?&#8221; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain will be consumed; How long will Asshur keep you captive?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Nevertheless the Kenites will be consumed. How long will Asshur (Assyria) keep you (Israel) captive?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but they will be wiped out when Assyria conquers them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/24.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />But it is destined to be burned, you [descendants of] Cain, when Assyria takes you as prisoners of war." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you Kenites will be destroyed When Assyria takes you captive." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, Kain will be incinerated. How long will it take until Asshur takes you hostage?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the Kenite will be consumed. How long will Asshur take you away captive?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asher shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.&#8221; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But the Kenite is for a burning; Until when does Asshur keep you captive?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For if Cain shall be for consuming, how long shall Assyria take thee captive?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and you will be elect among the stock of Kain, how long will you be able to remain? For Assur shall take you captive.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />yet Kain is destined for burning. How long shall Asshur take you away captive?&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted until Assyria shall carry you away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If Qain shall be for burning, unto Assyria they shall take you captive.&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/24-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=7697" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/24.htm">Balaam's Final Three Oracles</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">21</span>Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: &#8220;Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238; (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: &#8217;im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7014.htm" title="7014: q&#257;&#183;yin (N-proper-fs) -- The same as qayin; Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe.">Kain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih&#183;yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#234;r (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: &#8216;a&#7695;- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: m&#257;h (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: &#8217;a&#353;&#183;&#353;&#363;r (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Asshur</a> <a href="/hebrew/7617.htm" title="7617: ti&#353;&#183;be&#183;k&#257; (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 2mse) -- To take captive. A primitive root; to transport into captivity.">takes you captive.&#8221;</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: &#8220;Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17-22</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. / Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, &#8220;Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.&#8221; So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. / Sisera said to her, &#8220;Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.&#8221; So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a></span><br />And he warned the Kenites, &#8220;Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.&#8221; So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Jeremiah 49:8</a></span><br />Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-9</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom&#8212;We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, &#8220;Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!&#8221;&#8212; / &#8220;Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / 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, &#8216;Who can bring me down to the ground?&#8217; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a></span><br />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&#8212;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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: &#8216;Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8220;For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />&#8220;I have loved you,&#8221; says the LORD. But you ask, &#8220;How have You loved us?&#8221; &#8220;Was not Esau Jacob&#8217;s brother?&#8221; declares the LORD. &#8220;Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.&#8221; / Though Edom may say, &#8220;We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,&#8221; this is what the LORD of Hosts says: &#8220;They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Genesis 36:1-8</a></span><br />This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Deuteronomy 2:4-5</a></span><br />and command the people: &#8216;You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: &#8220;Destroy it,&#8221; they said, &#8220;tear it down to its foundations!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. &#8220;Get up!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.&#8221; / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: &#8220;Out of Egypt I called My Son.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Luke 10:30-37</a></span><br />Jesus took up this question and said, &#8220;A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: &#8220;Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.&#8221;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry you away captive.</p><p class="hdg">when God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-23.htm">Numbers 23:23</a></b></br> Surely <i>there is</i> no enchantment against Jacob, neither <i>is there</i> any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1</a></b></br> 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, <i>but he was</i> a leper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a></b></br> But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he <i>is</i> like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/13-13.htm">Asher</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/24-19.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/15-57.htm">Kain</a> <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Kenite</a> <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Kenites</a> <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/26-44.htm">Asher</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/numbers/31-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/numbers/31-3.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/25-11.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/15-57.htm">Kain</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Kenite</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Kenites</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/24-1.htm">Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/24-10.htm">Balak, in anger, dismisses him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/24-15.htm">He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/numbers/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>Yet Kain will be destroyed</b><br>The mention of Kain refers to the Kenites, a nomadic tribe living in the region during the time of the Israelites. The Kenites were known for their metalworking skills and had a friendly relationship with Israel, as seen in their connection to Moses through his father-in-law, Jethro. Despite this alliance, the prophecy indicates that they will face destruction. This reflects the broader biblical theme of divine judgment on nations, regardless of their temporary alliances or status.<p><b>when Asshur takes you captive.</b><br>Asshur refers to the Assyrian Empire, a dominant power in the ancient Near East known for its military conquests and expansionist policies. The prophecy foretells a time when the Kenites will be taken captive by the Assyrians, highlighting the historical reality of Assyrian invasions that affected many nations, including Israel and Judah. This serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly powers and the ultimate sovereignty of God over the nations. The Assyrian captivity is a significant event in biblical history, often used as a backdrop for understanding God's judgment and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kain.htm">Kain</a></b><br>A clan or group mentioned in Balaam's prophecy. The identity of Kain is not entirely clear, but it is often associated with the Kenites, a nomadic tribe in the region.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/balaam.htm">Balaam</a></b><br>A non-Israelite prophet who was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse Israel. Instead, Balaam delivers a series of blessings and prophecies concerning Israel and its neighbors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/asshur.htm">Asshur</a></b><br>Refers to the Assyrian Empire, a powerful nation known for its military conquests and influence in the ancient Near East. Asshur is prophesied to take Kain captive.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>Balaam's fourth oracle, which includes a series of prophecies about the future of various nations surrounding Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>The act of being taken prisoner or enslaved, which is a central theme in this prophecy concerning Kain's future.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy concerning Kain and Asshur highlights God's control over the rise and fall of nations. Believers can trust in God's ultimate plan and purpose, even when nations seem powerful and threatening.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>Balaam's prophecy, though delivered by a non-Israelite, demonstrates the reliability of God's word. Christians are encouraged to trust in the truth and fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin_and_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Sin and Rebellion</a></b><br>The prophecy serves as a warning of the consequences that come from opposing God's people and purposes. It reminds believers to align themselves with God's will to avoid judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the prophecy speaks of captivity, it also points to the hope of deliverance and restoration. Believers can find hope in God's ability to redeem and restore even in dire circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_unicorns.htm">What does the Bible mention about unicorns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_balaam's_differing_portrayals.htm">How should we address the seeming discrepancy between Balaam's portrayal here in Numbers 24 and other biblical texts that condemn him (e.g., 2 Peter 2:15)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_micah_6_5_align_with_other_balaam_accounts.htm">How does Micah 6:5 align with or contradict other biblical accounts concerning Balak, Balaam, and their historical credibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted.</span> <span class="hebrew">&#x5db;&#x5bc;&#x5b4;&#x5d9;&#x20;&#x5d0;&#x5b4;&#x5dd;&#x5be;&#x5d9;&#x5b4;&#x5d4;&#x5b0;&#x5d9;&#x5b6;&#x5d4;&#x20;&#x5dc;&#x5b0;&#x5d1;&#x5b8;&#x5e2;&#x5b5;&#x5e8;&#x20;&#x5e7;&#x5b8;&#x5d9;&#x5b4;&#x5df;</span>. Rather, "Kain shall surely not be wasted." <span class="hebrew">&#x5db;&#x5bc;&#x5b4;&#x5d9;&#x5be;&#x5d0;&#x5b4;&#x5dd;</span> is of doubtful meaning, but it seems here to have the force of a negative question equivalent to a negation. Kain is mentioned in <a href="/joshua/15-57.htm">Joshua 15:57</a> as one of the towns of Judah, but there is little reason to suppose that an insignificant village is here mentioned by name. Probably "Kain" stands for the tribe-father, and is simply the poetical equivalent of Kenite. Until <span class="hebrew">&#x5e2;&#x5b7;&#x5d3;&#x5be;&#x5de;&#x5b8;&#x5d4;</span>. There is some uncertainty about these two particles, which are sometimes rendered "how long?" In the sense of "until" they are said to be an Aramaism, but this is doubtful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/24-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yet</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Kain</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1511;&#1464;&#1425;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(q&#257;&#183;yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7014.htm">Strong's 7014: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cain -- a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1430;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(yih&#183;yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1443;&#1506;&#1461;&#1469;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#234;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1491;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;a&#7695;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Asshur</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1445;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#353;&#183;&#353;&#363;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">takes you captive.&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1469;&#1498;&#1468;&#1464;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(ti&#353;&#183;be&#183;k&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular &#124; second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7617.htm">Strong's 7617: </a> </span><span class="str2">To transport into captivity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">OT Law: Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted until Asshur (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/24-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 24:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 24:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/24-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 24:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 24:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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