17 “I will see him, but not now;I will behold him, but not near;a star will come out of Jacob,and a scepter will rise out of Israel,and will crush the borderlands of Moab,and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 Edom will be a possession,and Seir, a possession of its enemies,while Israel does valiantly.
19 One out of Jacob shall have dominion,and destroy the survivors of the city.”
20 Then he looked on Amalek; he took up his proverb and said: “Amalek was the first of the nations,but his end will be that he perishes forever.”
21 He looked on the Kenites and took up his proverb and said: “Strong is your dwelling place,and you put your nest in a rock;
22 nevertheless the Kenite will be wasted.How long until Ashur carries you away captive?”
23 He took up his proverb and said: “Alas, who will live when God does this?