Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God doeth 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?
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!
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 Neverthelater, thou shalt be a burning to Kain, until Assyria take thee prisoner." 23 And he took his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God doeth this? 24 The ships shall come out of the coast of Kittim and subdue Assyria and subdue Eber, and he himself shall perish at the last."
Cross References
Numbers 23:23
For there is no sorcerer in Jacob, nor soothsayer in Israel. When the time cometh, it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, 'What God hath wrought!'
2 Kings 5:1
Naaman, captain of the Host to the king of Syria, was great with his master and well taken: for through him the LORD saved Syria. And he was an active man, and yet a leper.
Malachi 3:2
Who shall endure in the day of his coming, or who shall stand to behold him? For he is as trying fire, and as the herb that fullers scour withal.