Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; 2 and their wrath, for it was cruel. 1 I will divide them in Jacob [Supplanter], 2 and scatter them in Israel [God prevails]. 1

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In The King James Version

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

In Context

6My soul, don’t come into their council. 2 My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; 1 for in their anger they killed men. 2 In their self-will they hamstrung cattle. 1

8“Judah [Praised], your brothers will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you. 2 Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. 2 Your father’s sons will bow down before you. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 26:24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, 2 but he harbors evil in his heart. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:6-8

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. 6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. These were next in age to Reuben, and they also had been a grief and shame to Jacob, when they treacherously and… Read the whole commentary →

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