17 I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.
18 And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies. Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.
19 From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler. And he shall perish the remnants of the city.'
20 And when he saw Amalek, taking up his parable, he said: 'Amalek, first among the Gentiles, whose very end shall be perdition.'
21 Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: 'Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock,
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