Numbers 24:23–24
Numbers 24:23–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)
23 And he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber;
and he too shall come to utter destruction.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 And he took up his parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,
And shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber,
And he also shall perish for ever.
Numbers 24:23–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
23 Balaam concluded his messages by saying:
“Alas, who can survive
unless God has willed it?
24 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus;
they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber,
but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 Then he took up his oracle and said:
“Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus,
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber,
And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 Then Balaam gave this message:
“No one can live when God does this.
24 Ships will sail from the shores of Cyprus
and defeat Assyria and Eber,
but they will also be destroyed.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
23 And he took up his parable, and said,
Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber;
And he also shall come to destruction.
Numbers 24:23–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas! Who shall live when •God doeth this? 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Asshur, and afflict Eber, and he also shall be for destruction.
Numbers 24:23–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 He delivered this message:
“Oh no! Who will live when God decides to do this?
24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus.
They will conquer Assyria and Eber.
But they, too, will be totally destroyed.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 Once more he proclaimed his poem:
Ah, who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim;
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,
but they too will come to destruction.
Numbers 24:23–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying:
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?
24 But ships shall come from Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and Eber;
and he also shall perish forever.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 Again he uttered his oracle and said,
“Woe, who will live when God establishes this?
24 The ships will come from the hand of the Kittim,
and they will afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber;
also he will be forever ruin.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 Then he spoke the message he had received from God. He said,
“Who can live when God does this?
24 Ships will come from the shores of Kittim.
They will bring Assyria and Eber under their control.
But they themselves will also be destroyed.”
Numbers 24:23–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
23 Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?
24 “But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber;
So they also will come to destruction.”