Genesis 49:25
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
KJV
Deus patris tui erit adjutor tuus, et omnipotens benedicet tibi benedictionibus cæli desuper, benedictionibus abyssi jacentis deorsum, benedictionibus uberum et vulvæ.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐβοήθησέν σοι ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἐμός, καὶ εὐλόγησέν σε εὐλογίαν οὐρανοῦ ἄνωθεν, καὶ εὐλογίαν γῆς ἐχούσης πάντα· ἕνεκεν εὐλογίας μαστῶν καὶ μήτρας,
LXX
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
ASV
מֵ/אֵ֨ל אָבִ֜י/ךָ וְ/יַעְזְרֶ֗/ךָּ וְ/אֵ֤ת שַׁדַּי֙ וִ/יבָ֣רְכֶ֔/ךָּ בִּרְכֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ מֵ/עָ֔ל בִּרְכֹ֥ת תְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֣צֶת תָּ֑חַת בִּרְכֹ֥ת שָׁדַ֖יִם וָ/רָֽחַם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
And Jacob called unto his sons. The blessing of Jacob is a prophecy extending to the last times. The promise to Judah — "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come" — is one of the most important Messianic prophecies, foretelling that Christ would arise from the tribe of Judah. "Shiloh" means "the one who brings peace" or "t…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 3:21 — Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
- 1Tim 4:8 — For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- Deut 1:11 — (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
- Deut 8:17 — And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
- Deut 28:2 — And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
- Deut 28:4 — Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
- Deut 33:1 — And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- Deut 33:13 — And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
- Eph 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Gen 1:28 — And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ever
- Gen 22:17 — That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enem
- Gen 24:35 — And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
- Gen 27:28 — Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
- Gen 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Gen 28:21 — So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
- Gen 35:3 — And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
- Gen 35:11 — And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
- Gen 43:23 — And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- Gen 50:17 — So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God
- Job 1:10 — Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Matt 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Phil 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
- Ps 85:12 — Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
- Rev 1:8 — I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.