Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain, - How long shall Assyria hold thee captive?
New American Standard Bible
How long will
King James Version
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
Holman Bible
when Asshur takes you captive.
International Standard Version
Nevertheless, Kain will be incinerated. How long will it take until Asshur takes you hostage?"
A Conservative Version
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
American Standard Version
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
Amplified
“Nevertheless the Kenites will be consumed.
How long will Asshur (Assyria) keep you (Israel) captive?”
Bible in Basic English
But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.
Darby Translation
But the Kenite shall be consumed, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
Julia Smith Translation
For if Cain shall be for consuming, how long shall Assyria take thee captive?
King James 2000
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry you away captive.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Nevertheless, [the] Kenite will be burned; how long will Asshur keep you captive?"
Modern King James verseion
But the Kenites shall be wasted until Assyria shall carry you away captive.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neverthelater, thou shalt be a burning to Kain, until Assyria take thee prisoner."
NET Bible
Nevertheless the Kenite will be consumed. How long will Asshur take you away captive?"
New Heart English Bible
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive."
Webster
Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asher shall carry thee away captive.
World English Bible
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive."
Youngs Literal Translation
But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
Themes
Assyria » Predictions respecting » Conquest of the kenites by
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
21 And when he saw the Kenite, he took up hi parable, and said, - Enduring thy dwelling-place, Set thou then in the crag, thy nest; 22 Yet shall it be for destruction, O Kain, - How long shall Assyria hold thee captive? 23 And he took up his parable, and said, - Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 10:11
From that land, went forth Asshur, - and he built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah:
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, - and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
Ezra 4:2
then drew they near unto Zerubbabel, and unto the ancestral chiefs, and said unto them, Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God, and, unto him, have, we, been sacrificing since the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
Psalm 83:8
Even Assyria hath joined herself with them, They have become an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more - Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.