Numbers 24:21
Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;
In context
18 Edom will be conquered; Seir, his enemy, will be conquered, but Israel will grow strong. 19 A ruler will come out of Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”
21 Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock; 22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Ashur takes you captive.”
23 Then he spoke his message: “Alas! Who can live when God does this? 24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus; they will subdue Ashur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin.”
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- KJV King James Version
— Numbers 24:21 in the 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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Numbers 24:21 in the ESV
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.