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An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:
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I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.
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And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, [for] its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
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And [one] doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'
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And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.'
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And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring [is] thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
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But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'
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And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this?
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And -- ships [are] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'