Genesis 49:7
5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
6 May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9 Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
- KJV
- Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
- WEB
- Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
- ASV
- Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
- DARBY
- Cursed be their anger, for it [was] violent; And their rage, for it [was] cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
- BLB
- Cursed [be] their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
- ÅB
- Forbannet være deres vrede, for den var vill, og deres grumhet, for den var hård! Jeg vil kaste dem omkring i Jakob og sprede dem i Israel.
- OTB
- Forbannet være deres vrede, for den er voldsom, og deres harme, for den er grusom! Jeg vil spre dem i Jakob og spre dem i Israel.
- B1930
- Forbannet være deres vrede, for den var vill, og deres grumhet, for den var hård! Jeg vil kaste dem omkring i Jakob og sprede dem i Israel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 4:24–31
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Read in contextJoshua 19:1–9
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:65
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Read in context2 Samuel 13:15
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
Read in contextProverbs 26:24–25
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:39–40
and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
Read in contextJoshua 21:1–45
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
Read in context2 Samuel 13:22–28
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
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