Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruel: I will [a]divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

¶ Thou Judah, thy brethren shall praise thee: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies: thy father’s son shall [b]bow down before unto thee.

Judah as a Lion’s whelp shalt thou come up from the spoil, my son. He shall lie down and couch a Lion, and as a Lioness: [c]Who shall stir him up?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:7 For Levi had no part, and Simeon was under Judah, Josh. 19:1, till God gave them the place of the Amalekites, 1 Chron. 4:43.
  2. Genesis 49:8 As was verified in David and Christ.
  3. Genesis 49:9 His enemies shall so fear him.

Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
    and their fury,(A) so cruel!(B)
I will scatter them in Jacob
    and disperse them in Israel.(C)

“Judah,[a](D) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(E) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(F)
You are a lion’s(G) cub,(H) Judah;(I)
    you return from the prey,(J) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

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Footnotes

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