Numbers 24:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ “God brought those people out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox. They will defeat all their enemies. They will break their bones and shatter their arrows.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ God brought him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: He shall eat up the nations his enemies, And shall break their bones, And pierce them through with his arrows.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ God brought [Israel] forth out of Egypt; [Israel] has strength like the wild ox; he shall eat up the nations, his enemies, crushing their bones and piercing them through with his arrows.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.

Common English Bible

⁸ God, who brought him from Egypt, is like a magnificent wild bull for him. He will devour enemy nations and break their bones; he will strike with his arrows.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Away from Egypt, God has led him, whose strength is like the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

Numbers 24:8 Cross References

Psalm 2:9

You could destroy those nations like\par an iron rod shattering a clay pot. {\cf2\super [5]} ”\par

Psalm 21:12

Lord, you made those people your slaves.\par You tied them together with ropes.\par You put ropes around their necks.\par You made them bow down like slaves.\par

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp,\par deep in the heart of your enemies,\par people will fall to the ground\par in front of you.\par

Psalm 45:6

God, {\cf2\super [273]} your throne continues forever!\par Goodness is your royal scepter. {\cf2\super [274]} \par

Exodus 23:22

You must obey everything he says. You must do everything that I tell you. If you do this, then I will be with you. I will be against all of your enemies. And I will be an enemy to every person who is against you.”

Isaiah 38:13

All night I cried loud like a lion.\par But my hopes were crushed\par like a lion eating bones.\par You finished my life in such a short time!\par

Jeremiah 50:17

“Israel is like a flock of sheep\par that were scattered all over the country.\par Israel is like sheep that were chased away\par by lions.\par The first lion to attack\par was the king of Assyria.\par The last lion to crush his bones\par was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.\par

Jeremiah 50:9

I will bring many nations together\par from the north.\par This group of nations will get ready for war\par against Babylon.\par Babylon will be captured by people\par from the north.\par Those nations will shoot many arrows\par at Babylon.\par Those arrows will be like soldiers\par that don’t come back from war\par with their hands empty.\par

Daniel 6:24

Then the king gave a command to bring the men that had accused Daniel to the lions’ den (cage). Those men and their wives and children were thrown into the lion’s den. The lions grabbed them before they hit the floor of the lions’ den. The lions ate their bodies and then chewed on their bones.

Numbers 14:9

So don’t turn against the Lord! Don’t be afraid of the people in that land. We can defeat them. They have no protection, nothing to keep them safe. But we have the Lord with us. So don’t be afraid!”

Numbers 21:5

They began complaining against God and Moses. The people said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? We will die here in the desert! There is no bread! There is no water! And we hate this terrible food!”

Numbers 23:22

God brought those people out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox.

Numbers 23:24

The people are as strong as a lion. They fight like a lion. And that lion will not rest, until he has eaten his enemy. And that lion will not rest, until he drinks the blood of the people who are against him.”

Matthew 2:15

Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod {\cf2\super [26]} died. This happened to make clear the full meaning of what the Lord said through the prophet. {\cf2\super [27]} The Lord said, “I called my son to come out of Egypt.” {\cf2\super [28]}

Deuteronomy 32:23

“‘I will bring troubles to the Israelites. I will shoot all my arrows at them.

Deuteronomy 32:42

My enemies will be killed and taken as prisoners. My arrows will be covered with their blood. My sword will cut off the heads of their soldiers.’

Deuteronomy 7:1

“The Lord your God will lead you into the land that you are entering to take for your own. The Lord will force out many nations for you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—seven nations greater and more powerful than you.

Joshua 2:10

We are afraid because we have heard about the ways that the Lord helped you. We heard that he dried the water at the Red Sea when you came out of Egypt. We also heard what you did to the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og. We heard how you destroyed those kings living east of the Jordan River.