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Numbers 24:18
18Edom will be conquered; Seir, his enemy, will be conquered, but Israel will grow strong.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Edom will be taken over, and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered, while Israel marches on in triumph.
Context of Numbers 24:18
16the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened: 17“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the people of Sheth. Edom will be conquered; Seir, his enemy, will be conquered, but Israel will grow strong. 19A ruler will come out of Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.” 20Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”
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 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
- Isaiah 11:10In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
- Micah 5:2“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
- Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
- Ephesians 1:20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
- Hebrews 1:8But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
- 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
- Revelation 19:16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
- Matthew 25:46“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
- Luke 19:12He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then 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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