Genesis 49:2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.Listen to Israel, your father.
New Heart English Bible
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 34:12Who is someone who desires life,and loves many days, that he may see good?NUN
Proverbs 4:1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction.Pay attention and know understanding;
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father's commandment,and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, sons, listen to me.Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who gave you life,and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Isaiah 48:14"Assemble yourselves, all you, and hear; who among them has declared these things? He whom the Lord loves shall perform his pleasure on 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 →