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“Judah, your brothers will praise you.
    You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
    All your relatives will bow before you.

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“Judah,[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.

14 What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.

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14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(A) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

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The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation,[a] but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Or and from Judah came a prince.

and though Judah(A) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler(B) came from him, the rights of the firstborn(C) belonged to Joseph)—

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29 May many nations become your servants,
    and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
    and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
    and all who bless you will be blessed.”

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29 May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.(A)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(B)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.(C)

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Judah and Simeon Conquer the Land

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”

The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”

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Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites(A)

After the death(B) of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight against the Canaanites?(D)

The Lord answered, “Judah(E) shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.(F)

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24 When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.

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24 When they had brought these kings(A) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet(B) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet(C) on their necks.

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Moses said this about the tribe of Judah:

“O Lord, hear the cry of Judah
    and bring them together as a people.
Give them strength to defend their cause;
    help them against their enemies!”

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And this he said about Judah:(A)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

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35 Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah,[a] for she said, “Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:35 Judah is related to the Hebrew term for “praise.”

35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[a](A) Then she stopped having children.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.

The Seventh Trumpet Brings the Third Terror

15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:

“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,[a]
    and he will reign forever and ever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 11:15 Or his Messiah.

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(A) and there were loud voices(B) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(C)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(D)

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But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David’s throne,[a] has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Greek the root of David. See Isa 11:10.

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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13 There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.

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13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.(A)

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10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

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10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,(A)
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(B)
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,(C)
    to the glory of God the Father.

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29 Your prophets have given false visions,
    and your fortune-tellers have told lies.
The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked
    for whom the day of final reckoning has come.

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29 Despite false visions concerning you
    and lying divinations(A) about you,
it will be laid on the necks
    of the wicked who are to be slain,
whose day has come,
    whose time of punishment has reached its climax.(B)

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