God’s Word Translation
Numbers 24:18
18Edom will be conquered, and Seir, his enemy, will be conquered. So Israel will become wealthy.
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
16This is the message of the one who hears God’s words, receives knowledge from the Most High, has a vision from the Almighty, and falls ⌞into a trance⌟ with his eyes open: 17I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth. Edom will be conquered, and Seir, his enemy, will be conquered. So Israel will become wealthy. 19He will rule from Jacob and destroy whoever is left in their cities.” 20Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and delivered this message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but in the end it will be destroyed.”
Read all of Numbers 24Numbers 24:18 word by word
וְהָיָ֨ה אֱד֜וֹם יְרֵשָׁ֗ה וְהָיָ֧ה יְרֵשָׁ֛ה שֵׂעִ֖יר אֹיְבָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹ֥שֶׂה חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 24:18
- Genesis 49:10A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Psalms 72:10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
- Isaiah 11:10At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.
- Micah 5:2You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are too small to be included among Judah’s cities. Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me. His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.
- Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
- Ephesians 1:20He worked with that same power in Christ when he brought him back to life and gave him the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
- Philippians 2:10so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel
- Hebrews 1:8But God said about his Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter in your kingdom is a scepter for justice.
- 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.
- Revelation 19:16On his clothes and his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
- Psalms 21:7Indeed, the king trusts the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High, he will not be moved.
- Matthew 25:46“These people will go away into eternal punishment, but those with God’s approval will go into eternal life.”
- Luke 19:12He said, “A prince went to a distant country to be appointed king, and then he returned.
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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