24:20. And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.
24:21. He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
24:22. And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.
24:23. And taking up his parable, again he said: Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things?
24:24. They shall come in galleys from Italy, they shall overcome the Assyrians, and shall waste the Hebrews, and at the last they themselves also shall perish.
24:25. And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came.
Numbers Chapter 25
The people fall into fornication and idolatry; for which twenty-four thousand are slain. The zeal of Phinees.
25:1. And Israel at that time abode in Settim, and the people committed fornication with the daughters of Moab,
25:2. Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.