Bible Strands
Numbers 24:19
A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Balaam speaks this oracle to Balak during his third prophetic declaration, following two prior blessings over Israel. The words — וְ/יֵ֖רְדְּ (ve./Ye.red) means “he will rule,” and וְ/הֶֽאֱבִ֥יד (ve./he.'e.Vid) means “he will destroy.” The thread — The motif of a ruling descendant from Jacob’s line appears in Genesis 49:10 and Micah 5:2, which both anticipate a future leader emerging from Judah. Why it lands — The verse states that a ruler from Jacob will physically eliminate the remaining inhabitants of enemy cities, demanding the reader accept the certainty of Israel’s destined triumph and the execution of prophetic judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth 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.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- 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 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Psalms 21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
- Psalms 72:10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Isaiah 11:10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Micah 5:4 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Matthew 25:46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- Luke 19:27 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”