Genesis 49:7
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
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.
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
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
- 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 sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
Read in contextJoshua 19:1–9
And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:65
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
Read in context2 Samuel 13:15
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
Read in contextProverbs 26:24–25
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:39–40
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
Read in contextJoshua 21:1–45
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Read in context2 Samuel 13:22–28
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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