“Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.”
'Nevertheless Kain shall be burned when Asshur takes you captive' — despite the enduring dwelling, the Kenites face future exile. Asshur (Assyria) shall capture them; their nest will be burned. The oracle predicts the historical reality: the Assyrian empire will later take into captivity the peoples of the Levant. Yet the Kenites' 'enduring place' suggests cultural and spiritual survival despite physical displacement.
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