Genesis 49:2
Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 34:12Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.
Proverbs 6:20My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Isaiah 48:14Assemble yourselves together, all you, and hear: who among them hath declared these things? the Lord hath loved him, he will do his pleasure in Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:2-5
Jacob's Prophecy Concerning His Sons. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befal you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then… Read the whole commentary →