New Living Translation (NLT)
Numbers 24
21 Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: “Your home is secure; your nest is set in the rocks.
22 But the Kenites will be destroyed when Assyria takes you captive.”
23 Balaam concluded his messages by saying: “Alas, who can survive unless God has willed it?
24 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.”
25 Then Balaam and Balak returned to their homes.
Numbers 25
1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women.
2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab.
3 In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD’s anger to blaze against his people.
4 The LORD issued the following command to Moses: “Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel.”
5 So Moses ordered Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into his tent, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as everyone was weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
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