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Genesis 49:18
18I wait for your salvation, Lord.
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Context of Genesis 49:18
16Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17Dan will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward. I wait for your salvation, Lord. 19Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels. 20Asher’s food will be rich, and he will produce royal delicacies.
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לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖ קִוִּ֥יתִי יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 49:18
- Psalms 14:7Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
- Psalms 25:6Remember, Lord, your compassion and your faithful love, for they have existed from antiquity.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalms 62:1I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 85:7Show us your faithful love, Lord, and give us your salvation.
- Psalms 119:41Let your faithful love come to me, Lord, your salvation, as you promised.
- Psalms 123:2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word.
- Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.
- Isaiah 25:9On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
- Isaiah 36:8“Now make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you two thousand horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!
- Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
- Isaiah 33:2Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
- Micah 7:7But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Commentaries on Genesis 49:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 Concerning Zebulun: if prophecy says, Zebulun shall be a haven of ships, be sure Providence will so plant him. God appoints the bounds of our habitation. It is our wisdom and duty to accommodate ourselves to our lot, and to improve it; if Zebulun dwell at the heaven of the sea, let him be for a haven of ships. Concerning Issachar: he saw that the land was pleasant, yielding not only pleasant prospects, but pleasant fruits to recompense his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18At this point, Jacob paused to speak words of hope. He may have been reminding his sons of their need to depend on the Lord. Or he may have been expressing hope in the Messiah’s reign, when he and his descendants would be rescued from all trouble, grief, and human betrayal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1817. Dan--"a judge." a serpent ... an adder--A serpent, an adder, implies subtlety and stratagem; such was pre-eminently the character of Samson, the most illustrious of its judges.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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