Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And he took up his oracle, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this!
New American Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
King James Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Holman Bible
Once more he proclaimed his poem:
International Standard Version
Finally, he uttered this prophetic statement: "Ah, who can live, unless God makes it happen?
A Conservative Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?
American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
Amplified
Then he took up his [seventh] discourse (oracle) and said:
Bible in Basic English
Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
Darby Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas! Who shall live when God doeth this?
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take up his parable, and say, Wo! who shall live, God doing this?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Again he {uttered} his oracle and said, "Woe, who will live when God establishes this?
Modern King James verseion
And he took up his parable and said, Alas, who shall live when God puts out!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
NET Bible
Then he uttered this oracle: "O, who will survive when God does this!
New Heart English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this?
The Emphasized Bible
And he took up his parable, and said, - Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;
Webster
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this?
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry you away captive. 23 And he took up his oracle, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever.
Cross References
Numbers 23:23
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God wrought!
2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.
Malachi 3:2
But who may endure the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: