Nombres 24:23

23 Et il prononça encore son discours sentencieux, et dit: Malheur à qui vivra, après que Dieu l'aura établi!

Nombres 24:23 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 24:23

And he took up his parable, and said
Or delivered another prophecy, having made some little pause:

alas, who shall live when God doeth this?
referring not to what goes before, but to what follows; though Jarchi and Aben Ezra think it refers to the Assyria conquering and carrying captive, not only the Kenites, but all the nations of the world, so that there was no living comfortably in it on his account; but this is said after Balaam had taken up his parable again, and so respects what follows, as the destruction of the Persian empire by Alexander, in which Ashur or the Assyrians were included; and the destruction of the Jews by the Romans more especially; which was such as had not been the like from the beginning of the world, ( Matthew 24:21 Matthew 24:22 ) , and perhaps may have a further respect to the affliction of the witnesses and church of Christ by antichrist; see ( Daniel 12:1 ) .

Nombres 24:23 In-Context

21 Puis il vit les Kéniens. Et il prononça son discours sentencieux, et dit: Ta demeure est solide, et ton nid placé dans le rocher.

22 Toutefois, Kaïn sera ravagé, jusqu'à ce qu'Assur t'emmène en captivité.

23 Et il prononça encore son discours sentencieux, et dit: Malheur à qui vivra, après que Dieu l'aura établi!

24 Mais des navires viendront du côté de Kittim, et ils humilieront Assur, ils humilieront Héber, et lui aussi sera détruit.

25 Puis Balaam se leva, et s'en alla, et retourna en son pays. Et Balak aussi s'en alla son chemin.