Numbers 24:23
“And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Alas! who shall liue when God doeth this?”
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Numbers 24:23 Context
21And hee looked on the Kenites, and tooke vp his parable, and saide, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rocke: 22Neuerthelesse, the Kenite shall be wasted, vntil Asshur shal carie thee away captiue. 23And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Alas! who shall liue when God doeth this? 24And shippes shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shal afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and hee also shall perish for euer. 25And Balaam rose vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
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And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
- King James Version
Then he took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
- New American Standard Version (1995)