Luke 2:34

And Shim'on said a bracha over them and said to Miryam his Em, Hinei this one is destined for the michshol (stumbling) and tekumah (revival) of RABBIM + 2:34 Isa 53:11-12 in Yisroel and for an Ot (Sign) that will be opposed (against which there will be mitnaggedim, opponents). + 2:34 Isa 8:14; 53:3

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

In Context

33And the Abba and Em of the yeled were amazed at the things being spoken about him.

35And a cherev (sword) will pierce the neshamah of you yourself also so that the machshavot of many levavot (hearts) will be revealed.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:7And Yosef brought in Ya'akov aviv, and set him before Pharaoh; and Ya'akov made on Pharaoh a brocha.

Leviticus 9:22And Aharon lifted up his hand toward the people, and pronounced a bracha upon them, and came down from offering of the chattat (sin offering), and the olah (burnt offering), and shelamim (peace offerings).

Psalms 69:9I am become a stranger unto my achim, 1 and a nochri (foreigner) unto the bnei immi (sons of my mother). 1

Isaiah 8:18Hinei, I and the yeladim whom Hashem hath given me are for otot and for mofetim + 8:18 See Zech 3:8 in Yisroel from Hashem Tzva'os, which dwelleth in Mount Tziyon.

Matthew 11:19The Bar Enosh + 11:19 Moshiach came eating and drinking, and they say, Hinei! A zolel (glutton) and a shikkor (drunkard), a friend of mochesim (tax collectors) and chote'im (sinners). Yet, Chochmah (Wisdom) is vindicated by her ma'asim.

Matthew 21:44And the one having fallen on this EVEN + 21:44 Dan 2:35; Isa 8:14-15 (Stone) + 21:44 Moshiach will be crushed; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41

Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →

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