Genesis 49:25

And my God helped thee, 1 And he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, 1 And the blessing of the earth possessing all things, 1 Because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb, 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

In Context

24But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, 1 And the sinews of their arms were slackened 1 By the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; 1 Thence is he that strengthened Israel 1 From the God of thy father; 1

26The blessings of thy father and thy mother— 1 It has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, 1 And beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; 1 They shall be upon the head of Joseph, 1 And upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 17:1And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.

Genesis 28:13And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraham, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

Genesis 35:3And let us rise and go up to Bethel, and let us there make an altar to God who hearkened to me in the day of calamity, who was with me, and preserved me throughout in the journey, by which I went.

Genesis 43:23And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon out to them.

Deuteronomy 28:2and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and shall find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God,

Deuteronomy 33:13And to Joseph he said, 1 His land is of the blessing of the Lord, 1 Of the seasons of sky and dew, 1 And of the deeps of wells below, 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:23-28

22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings… Read the whole commentary →

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