Numbers 24:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.”
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“Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, <FI>for<Fi> its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 24:18 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
- Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Kings 11:14Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
- 1 Kings 11:15Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- Psalms 60:8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- Isaiah 34:5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Amos 9:12that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
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