Numbers 24:8 “God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour h…”

Numbers 24:8

God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

God brought him out of Egypt: his strength shalbe as an vnicorne: he shall eate the nations his enemies, and bruise their bones, and shoote them through with his arrowes.

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.

Young's 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,

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.

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Cross references

“God”

Numbers 23:22 Numbers 21:5

Numbers 23:22 · BSB

God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.

Numbers 21:5 · BSB

and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

“shall eat”

Numbers 14:9 Numbers 23:24 Deuteronomy 7:1

Numbers 14:9 · BSB

Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”

Numbers 23:24 · BSB

Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

Deuteronomy 7:1 · BSB

When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven natio…

“break”

Psalm 2:9 Jeremiah 50:17 Isaiah 38:13 Daniel 6:24

Psalm 2:9 · BSB

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery. ”

Jeremiah 50:17 · BSB

Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Isaiah 38:13 · BSB

I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.

Daniel 6:24 · BSB

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered…

“pierce”

Psalm 45:5 Jeremiah 50:9 Deuteronomy 32:23 Deuteronomy 32:42 Psalm 21:12

Psalm 45:5 · BSB

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

Jeremiah 50:9 · BSB

For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who…

Deuteronomy 32:23 · BSB

I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.

Deuteronomy 32:42 · BSB

I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Psalm 21:12 · BSB

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.

9He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”

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