KJV ORIGINAL
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Nevertheless, the Kenites will be destroyed, until Assyria takes you away as prisoners.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is predicting that the Kenite people will face destruction and eventually be taken captive by the Assyrian empire.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy comes from Balaam, a pagan prophet hired to curse Israel but who ended up blessing them instead. The Kenites were a nomadic people allied with Israel, and Assyria (Asshur) was a powerful empire that would later conquer many nations in the ancient Near East. This prophecy looked forward to the Assyrian conquests that occurred centuries later, around 722-721 BC.
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