Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his
King James Version
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Holman Bible
He is like
He will feed on enemy nations
and gnaw their bones;
he will strike them with his arrows.
International Standard Version
God is bringing them out of Egypt with the strength of an ox. He'll devour enemy nations, break their bones, and impale them with arrows.
A Conservative Version
God brings him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and smite [them] through with his arrows.
American Standard Version
God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.
Amplified
“God brought Israel out of Egypt;
Israel has
He will devour [Gentile] nations, his adversaries (enemies),
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his arrows.
Bible in Basic English
It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.
Darby Translation
God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo. He shall consume the nations his enemies, and break their bones, and with his arrows shall smite them in pieces.
Julia Smith Translation
God brought him forth out of Egypt; as the swiftness of the buffalo to him: he shall cut up the nations his enemies; he shall cut off their strong defences, and he shall smite through his arrows.
King James 2000
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of a wild ox: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God, who brings him out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour [the] nations [who are] his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce [them with] his arrows.
Modern King James verseion
God brought him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of an ox. He shall eat up the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God that brought him out of Egypt is as the strength of an unicorn unto him, and he shall eat the nations that are his enemies and break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows.
NET Bible
God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.
New Heart English Bible
God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
The Emphasized Bible
GOD having brought him forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his, - He eateth up nations that assail him And the bones of them, he breaketh And the loins of him, he crusheth:
Webster
God brought him forth from Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
World English Bible
God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
Youngs Literal Translation
God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And with his arrows he smiteth,
Themes
Arrows » Discharged » With great force
Prophecy » Gift of, sometimes possessed by unconverted men
Topics
Interlinear
Yatsa'
Tsar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
7
And his seed will be by many waters,
And his king shall be higher than
He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his
And as a
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 23:22
He is for them like the
Psalm 45:5
The
Your arrows are
Numbers 23:24
And as a lion it lifts itself;
It will not lie down until it devours the prey,
And drinks the blood of the slain.”
Psalm 2:9
You shall
Jeremiah 50:17
“Israel is a
Numbers 14:9
Only
Isaiah 38:13
From
Jeremiah 50:9
A horde of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will draw up their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like
Who does not return empty-handed.
Numbers 21:5
The people spoke against God and Moses, “
Deuteronomy 7:1
“
Deuteronomy 32:23
Deuteronomy 32:42
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the long-haired
Psalm 21:12
You will
Daniel 6:24
The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had