Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A ruler will come out of Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.” New Living Translation A ruler will rise in Jacob who will destroy the survivors of Ir.” English Standard Version And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion and destroy the survivors of cities!” Berean Standard Bible A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.” King James Bible Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. New King James Version Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, And destroy the remains of the city.” New American Standard Bible “One from Jacob shall rule, And will eliminate the survivors from the city.” NASB 1995 “One from Jacob shall have dominion, And will destroy the remnant from the city.” NASB 1977 “One from Jacob shall have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.” Legacy Standard Bible And one from Jacob shall have dominion, And will make the survivor perish from the city.” Amplified Bible “One from [the descendants of] Jacob shall have dominion And will destroy the remnant from the city.” Christian Standard Bible One who comes from Jacob will rule; he will destroy the city’s survivors. Holman Christian Standard Bible One who comes from Jacob will rule; he will destroy the city’s survivors. American Standard Version And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. Contemporary English Version The king of Israel will rule and destroy the survivors of every town there. English Revised Version And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will rule from Jacob and destroy whoever is left in their cities." Good News Translation The nation of Israel will trample them down And wipe out the last survivors." International Standard Version He will rule over Jacob, annihilating those who survive in the city." Majority Standard Bible A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.” NET Bible A ruler will be established from Jacob; he will destroy the remains of the city.'" New Heart English Bible Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city." Webster's Bible Translation Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. World English Bible Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd [One] rules out of Jacob, "" And has destroyed a remnant from the city.” Young's Literal Translation And one doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.' Smith's Literal Translation And he shall descend from Jacob, and he destroyed the escaped from the city. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOut of Jacob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city. Catholic Public Domain Version From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler. And he shall perish the remnants of the city.” New American Bible and Jacob will rule his foes. New Revised Standard Version One out of Jacob shall rule, and destroy the survivors of Ir.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOut of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him who has survived out of the city. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall come down from Yaquuv and he will destroy him who is left from the city.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. Brenton Septuagint Translation And one shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Fourth Oracle…18Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor. 19A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.” Cross References Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. Revelation 19:15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. Psalm 2:8-9 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. / You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” Isaiah 11:1-4 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... Daniel 7:13-14 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. Matthew 2:6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’” Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. Luke 1:32-33 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” Zechariah 9:9-10 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. / And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. Acts 2:30-36 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. / Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay. / God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses. ... Hebrews 1:8-9 But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. / You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. Treasury of Scripture Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remains of the city. Exodus 17:8,16 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim… his latter end Judges 6:3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 1 Samuel 14:48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 1 Samuel 15:3-8 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass… Exodus 17:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 1 Samuel 15:3,8 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass… Jump to Previous Ar Cities City Destroy Destroyed Dominion Exercised Haters Israel Remnant Rule Ruler Strength SurvivorsJump to Next Ar Cities City Destroy Destroyed Dominion Exercised Haters Israel Remnant Rule Ruler Strength SurvivorsNumbers 24 1. Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel10. Balak, in anger, dismisses him 15. He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations A ruler The phrase "A ruler" in this context refers to a leader or king who will emerge from the lineage of Jacob. The Hebrew word used here is "מושל" (moshel), which implies someone with authority and dominion. Historically, this is seen as a prophetic reference to a future leader who will have significant influence and power. In a broader theological context, many conservative Christian scholars interpret this as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ, who is seen as the ultimate ruler from the line of Jacob, fulfilling God's promise of a savior and king. will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city And shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.--Or, and He shall destroy the remnant from the cities. The city, which is in the singular number here as in Psalm 72:16, may be used collectively to denote cities generally, though some have understood the reference to be to the city of Jerusalem. But the reference seems to be rather to the chief city, or the cities generally, of Edom. (Comp. Obad., Numbers 24:18, where the same word occurs which is here rendered "him that remaineth," and which is there rendered "any remaining.") Verse 19. - Shall come he that shall have dominion. ךויִרְדְּ Literally, "one shall rule," the subject being indefinite. Of the city. מֵעִיר; not apparently out of any city in particular, but "out of any hostile city." The expression implies not only conquest, but total destruction of the foe.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A ruler will comeוְיֵ֖רְדְּ (wə·yê·rəd) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off from Jacob מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֑ב (mî·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc and destroy וְהֶֽאֱבִ֥יד (wə·he·’ĕ·ḇîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish the remnant שָׂרִ֖יד (śā·rîḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8300: A survivor of the city.” מֵעִֽיר׃ (mê·‘îr) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement Links Numbers 24:19 NIVNumbers 24:19 NLT Numbers 24:19 ESV Numbers 24:19 NASB Numbers 24:19 KJV Numbers 24:19 BibleApps.com Numbers 24:19 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:19 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:19 French Bible Numbers 24:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 24:19 Out of Jacob shall one have dominion (Nu Num.) |