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Numbers 24:22 Cross-References
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“Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. the Kenite: Heb. Kain until: or, how long shall it be ere Asshur carry thee away captive”
Numbers 24:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 24:22
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive—The adversative nevertheless (כִּי אִם ki im, 'but surely') contrasts verse 21's apparent security with prophesied destruction. The verb wasted (לְבָעֵר leva'er, burned/consumed) predicts gradual decline before Asshur (Assyria, אַשּׁוּר) finally carries them captive.This prophecy, fulfilled during Assyrian conquests (8th-7th centuries BC), demonstrates that even groups allied with Israel weren't exempt from judgment when surrounding nations fell. The phrase until Asshur (עַד־מַה אַשּׁוּר ad-mah Ashur) connects ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 24:22
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“'Our gods!' for in you the fatherless finds mercy.,Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy., אַשּׁוּר לֹא יוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ עַל־סוּס לֹא נִרְכָּב וְלֹא־נֹאמַר עוֹד אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ יְרֻחַם יָתוֹם׃ ,Asshur shall not save us; We will not ride upon horses; Neither will we call any more the work of our hands our gods; For in Thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”
“and to the heads of fathers' [houses]”
“and built Nineveh”
“Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.”
“Asshur”