Genesis 49:1
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
2 Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
- KJV
- And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
- WEB
- Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
- ASV
- And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
- DARBY
- And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days.
- BLB
- And Jacob called to his sons and he said, “Gather together, and I will tell you⁺ what shall befall you⁺ in the last days.
- ÅB
- Og Jakob kalte sine sønner til seg og sa: samle dere, så vil jeg forkynne dere hva som skal hende dere i de siste dager[^1].
- OTB
- Da kalte Jakob sine sønner og sa: «Samle dere, så jeg kan fortelle dere hva som skal hende dere i de kommende dager.
- B1930
- Og Jakob kalte sine sønner til sig og sa: samle eder, så vil jeg forkynne eder hvad som skal hende eder i de siste dager. / < den tid da spådommene blir opfylt.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 24:14
Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
Read in contextJeremiah 23:20
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
Read in contextDaniel 10:14
Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:30
When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
Read in contextRevelation 4:1
After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
Read in contextPsalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
Read in contextPsalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Read in contextIsaiah 39:6
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
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