Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

And he took up his parable, and said, - Alas who shall survive its fulfillment by GOD;

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:

Ah, who can live when God does this?

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:

“Alas, who can live unless God has ordained it?

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?

King James 2000

And he took up his oracle, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does 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?

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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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he took up
נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 39

and said

Usage: 0

אוי 
'owy 
Usage: 24

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles

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; 24 When, ships, come from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew, - And he too, is even to perish?

Cross References

Numbers 23:23

Surely, there is no enchantment against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, - Now, shall it be said - Of Jacob and of Israel, What hath GOD wrought!

2 Kings 5:1

Now, Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in presence of his lord, and held in honour, because, by him, had Yahweh given deliverance to Syria, - and, the man, was a hero of valour - but , a leper.

Malachi 3:2

But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' alkali;

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