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Numbers 24:21
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KJ21
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable and said: “Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
ASV
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
AMP
And Balaam looked at the Kenites and took up his [sixth] discourse (oracle) and said: “Strong is your dwelling place, And you set your nest in the cliff.
AMPC
And he looked at the Kenites and took up his [prophetic] utterance, and said: Strong is your dwelling place, and you set your nest in the rock.
BRG
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
CSB
Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs.
CSBA
Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs.
CEB
He looked at the Kenites and raised his voice and gave his address: “Your dwelling is secure; your nest is set in the rock.
CJB
He saw the Keini and made this pronouncement: “Though your dwelling is firm, your nest set on rock,
CEV
“And this is what I saw about the Kenites: They think they're safe, living among the rocks,
DARBY
And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;
DRA
He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
ERV
Then Balaam saw the Kenites and said this: “You believe that your country is safe, like a bird’s nest high on a mountain.
EASY
Then Balaam saw the Kenites. He spoke this message: ‘The place where you live seems strong and safe, high up among the rocks.
EHV
He looked at the Kenites, took up his oracle, and said: Permanent is your dwelling place. Set in stone is your nest.
ESV
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.
ESVUK
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.
EXB
Then Balaam saw the Kenites and gave this ·message [or oracle; or poem]: “Your home is ·safe [enduring], like a nest on a ·cliff [rock].
GNV
And he looked on the Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and put thy nest in the rock:
GW
Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: “You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.
GNT
In his vision he saw the Kenites, and uttered this prophecy: “The place where you live is secure, Safe as a nest set high on a cliff,
HCSB
Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs.
ICB
Then Balaam saw the Kenites and gave this message: “Your home is safe. It is like a nest on a cliff.
ISV
Balaam also uttered this prophetic statement about the Kenites: “Your dwelling places are stable, because your nest is carved in solid rock.
JUB
And he looked on the Kenite and took up his parable and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock;
KJV
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
AKJV
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
LSB
Then he looked at the Kenite and took up his discourse and said, “Your habitation is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.
LEB
And he looked at the Kenites, uttered his oracle, and said, “Steady is your dwelling place; in the rock is your nest.
TLB
Then he looked over at the Kenites: “Yes, you are strongly situated, Your nest is set in the rocks! But the Kenites shall be destroyed, And the mighty army of the king of Assyria shall deport you from this land!”
MSG
He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff. Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner. * * *
MEV
He looked on the Kenites and took up his proverb and said: “Strong is your dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock;
NOG
Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: “You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.
NABRE
Upon seeing the Kenites, he recited his poem: Though your dwelling is safe, and your nest is set on a cliff;
NASB
And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.
NASB1995
And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, “Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff.
NCB
He looked upon the Kenites and took up his oracle and said, “Strong is your dwelling place, and your nest is in the rock;
NCV
Then Balaam saw the Kenites and gave this message: “Your home is safe, like a nest on a cliff.
NET
Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: “Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.
NIRV
Then Balaam saw the Kenites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said, “The place where you live is safe. Your nest is on a high cliff.
NIV
Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;
NIVUK
Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: ‘Your dwelling-place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;
NKJV
Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: “Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock;
NLV
Then he looked at the Kenite and said, “The place where you live is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
NLT
Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: “Your home is secure; your nest is set in the rocks.
NRSVA
Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: ‘Enduring is your dwelling-place, and your nest is set in the rock;
NRSVACE
Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: ‘Enduring is your dwelling-place, and your nest is set in the rock;
NRSVCE
Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;
NRSVUE
Then he looked on the Kenite and uttered his oracle, saying, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock,
OJB
And he looked on the Keini (Kenites), and took up his mashal, and said, Strong is thy moshav (dwelling place), and thou puttest thy ken (nest) in a rock.
RGT
And he looked on the Kenites, and uttered his parable, and said, “Strong is your dwelling place. And put your nest in the Rock.
RSV
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse, and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;
RSVCE
And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse, and said, “Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;
TLV
Then he saw the Kenite, so he uttered his oracle and said, “Your dwelling is secure. Your nest is set in the rock.
VOICE
Then Balaam turned toward the land of the Kenites and spoke his prophecy. Balaam: Your dwelling is lasting, and your nest is set on a rock;
WEB
He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
WYC
Also he saw Kenites, and when a parable was taken, he said, Soothly thy dwelling place is strong, but if thou shalt set thy nest in a stone, (And he also saw the Kenites, and when he had received his prophecy, he said, Thy dwelling place is strong, and thou shalt set thy nest in a stone,)
YLT
And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
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