Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict
King James Version
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
Holman Bible
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,
but they too will come to destruction.
International Standard Version
Ships under control of Kittim will devastate Asshur and Eber, until they are permanently destroyed."
A Conservative Version
But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
American Standard Version
But ships'shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.
Amplified
“But ships shall come from the coast of
And shall afflict Asshur (Assyria) and
So they (the victors) also will come to destruction.”
Bible in Basic English
But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.
Darby Translation
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Asshur, and afflict Eber, and he also shall be for destruction.
Julia Smith Translation
And ships from the hand of the Cyprians, and they afflicted Assyria, and they afflicted Heber, and he also perished forever.
King James 2000
And ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The ships [will come] from the hand of the Kittim, and they will afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; also he [will be] forever ruin."
Modern King James verseion
And ships shall come from the coast of Cyprus, and shall afflict Assyria and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ships shall come out of the coast of Kittim and subdue Assyria and subdue Eber, and he himself shall perish at the last."
NET Bible
Ships will come from the coast of Kittim, and will afflict Asshur, and will afflict Eber, and he will also perish forever."
New Heart English Bible
But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction."
The Emphasized Bible
When, ships, come from the coast of the isles, And humble Assyria, and humble the Hebrew, - And he too, is even to perish?
Webster
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
World English Bible
But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction."
Youngs Literal Translation
And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
Themes
Chittim » Prophecies concerning
Eber » The probable founder of the hebrew race » Prophecy concerning
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
23
He again offered his discourse and said: Alas, who can live except God ordain it?
24
And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict
Cross References
Genesis 10:4
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim (Dodanim).
Numbers 24:20
He looked at Amalek and continued his discourse. He said: Amalek was the first of the nations but he will end in destruction.
Daniel 11:30
For ships of Kittim will come against him. He will be grieved and will return. He will have indignation against the holy covenant and will do what he pleases. He will even return, and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Genesis 10:21-25
Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 14:13
Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. He was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. They were Abram's allies.
Isaiah 23:1
Wail, O ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus (Kittim) word has come to them.
Daniel 2:35
The iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broke in pieces together. It became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors. The wind carried them away and no place was found for them. The stone that struck the statue became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:45
You saw a stone cut out of the mountain without hands. It broke the iron, brass, clay, silver, and the gold to pieces. The great God made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is certain, and the interpretation of it is sure.
Daniel 7:19-20
I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast that was different from the others. This beast was exceeding terrible. It had teeth made of iron. Its claws were made of copper. It devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped what was left with its feet.
Daniel 7:23-26
He said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on earth. It will be different from all other kingdoms. It will devour the entire earth. It will trample it down and break it in pieces.
Daniel 8:5-8
As I observed a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth. It did not touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Daniel 8:21
And the rough he-goat is the king of GREECE. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel 9:26-27
And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one will be cut off (destroyed) (killed) and shall have nothing. The people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be by the flood of war and desolations.
Daniel 10:20
Then he said: Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. The prince of Greece will also come.
Daniel 11:45
He will plant the tents of his palace (dwell in and control) between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. But he will come to his end, and none will help him.
Matthew 24:15
When you see the disgusting abomination of desolation (unclean thing) spoken about through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that reads understand),
Luke 20:24
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription does it have? They said, Caesar's.
Luke 23:29-31
The days are coming when they will say blessed are the barren those without children and the breasts that never nursed.
John 11:48
If we let him alone all men will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
Revelation 18:2-24
He cried out with a strong voice: Babylon the Great has fallen, she has fallen! She has become the habitation of demons, and a haunt for every unclean spirit. She is a prison for every unclean and hateful bird.