American Standard Version
Numbers 24:18
18And Edom shall be a possession,Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies;While Israel doeth valiantly.
Numbers 24:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
- New International Version (NIV)Edom will be conquered; Seir, his enemy, will be conquered, but Israel will grow strong.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Edom shall be dispossessed; Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed. Israel is doing valiantly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, While Israel does valiantly.
Context of Numbers 24:18
16He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open: 17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly. 19And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. 20And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.
Read all of Numbers 24Numbers 24:18 word by word
וְהָיָ֨ה אֱד֜וֹם יְרֵשָׁ֗ה וְהָיָ֧ה יְרֵשָׁ֛ה שֵׂעִ֖יר אֹיְבָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹ֥שֶׂה חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Numbers 24:18
- Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
- Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Isaiah 11:10And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
- Micah 5:2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.
- Ephesians 1:20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
- Philippians 2:10that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,
- Hebrews 1:8but of the Sonhe saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- 1 Peter 3:22who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- Revelation 19:16And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
- Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
- Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Commentaries on Numbers 24:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And Edom shall be a possession - That is, to David: as it is said: "And all they of Edom became David's servants;" 2 Samuel 8:14. Seir also shall be a possession - That is, unto the king Messiah; as it is said: "And saviours shall come upon Mount Zion to judge the Mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's;" Obadiah 1:21. See Ainsworth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Seir - The older name of the mountain-land, south of Moab, and east of the Arabah, which the Edomites inhabited Genesis 32:3; Genesis 36:8-9.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 Under the powerful influence of the Spirit of prophecy, Balaam foretold the future prosperity and extensive dominion of Israel. Balaam boasts that his eyes are open. The prophets were in old times called seers. He had heard the words of God, which many do who neither heed them, nor hear God in them. He knew the knowledge of the Most High. A man may be full of the knowledge of God, yet utterly destitute of the grace of God. He calls God the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-25This prophecy gives more specific details than the first three messages. It is based on another vision from God (the Most High, 24:16). It also predicts the appearance of a great leader who will play a major role in these military victories (24:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Edom shall be a possession--This prophecy was accomplished by David (2Sa 8:14). Seir--seen in the south, and poetically used for Edom. The double conquest of Moab and Edom is alluded to (Psa 60:8; 108:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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