Genesis 49:9

Judah [Praised] is a lion’s cub. 2 From the prey, my son, you have gone up. 1 He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, 2 as a lioness. 2 Who will rouse him up? 1

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In The King James Version

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

In Context

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

10+ 49:10 a MP: King Messiah is a descendant of Judah. (Matt 1:2; Luke 3:33) The scepter will not depart from Judah [Praised], 2 nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, 1 + 49:10 b MP: When Messiah comes, then Judah will lose power and leadership, represented by the scepter. (John 18:31) until Shiloh [Him to whom obedience belongs]. 2 To him will the obedience of the peoples be. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rises up as a lioness. 2 As a lion he lifts himself up. 1 He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, 2 and drinks the blood of the slain.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:9-13

8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the… Read the whole commentary →

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