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Numbers 24:19

Numbers 24:19
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And when he looked on Amalek,.... The country of Amalek, which lay to the south of the land of Canaan, Num 13:29 and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Destroy him that remaineth of the city - i. e., shall destroy those of every city that had previously escaped. The…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 24:15-25

The office of prophets was both to bless and to prophesy in the name of the Lord. Balaam, as a prophet, per force had…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

An obscure verse, which is perhaps a later addition to the song. It appears to look forward to a Messianic prospect of…