“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
(A)I will [a]disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(B)Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
“Judah is a (C)lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(D)He [b]couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [c]lion, who [d]dares rouse him up?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:7 Lit divide
  2. Genesis 49:9 Lit bows down
  3. Genesis 49:9 Or lioness
  4. Genesis 49:9 Lit shall