And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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Gill's Exposition
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,.... Meaning either David, or rather the Messiah; and so Jarchi interprets this of another ruler out of Jacob, even of the Messiah, of whom it is…
Barnes' Notes
Seir - The older name of the mountain-land, south of Moab, and east of the Arabah, which the Edomites inhabited Gen 32:3; Gen 36:8-9.
The office of prophets was both to bless and to prophesy in the name of the Lord. Balaam, as a prophet, per force had blessed Israel; here he foretels future events.
I. His preface is much the same as…
Cambridge Bible
which were his enemies Heb. has simply -his enemies," attached very awkwardly to the preceding words. Perhaps a word has been lost, and we should read -His enemies " in contrast with the next clause:…
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