Genesis 49:2

Assemble yourselves and hear ye sons of Jacob,—And hearken unto Israel your father!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

In Context

1Then called Jacob unto his sons,—and said—Gather yourselves together, and let me tell you, that which shall befall you in the afterpart of the days.

3Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength,—Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:

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Cross References

Psalms 34:12Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good?

Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.

Proverbs 6:20Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:

Proverbs 7:24Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;

Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Isaiah 48:14Assemble yourselves—all of you and hear, Who among them, hath told these things? he whom Yahweh loveth, will execute—His pleasure, on Babylon, And his stroke 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 →

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