God’s Word Translation
Genesis 49:18
18“I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord.
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Context of Genesis 49:18
16“Dan will hand down decisions for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse’s heels so that its rider falls off backwards. “I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord. 19“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will strike back at their heels. 20“Asher’s food will be rich. He will provide delicacies fit for a king.
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לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖ קִוִּ֥יתִי יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 49:18
- Psalms 14:7If only salvation for Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice. Israel will be glad.
- Psalms 25:6Remember, O Lord, your compassionate and merciful deeds. They have existed from eternity.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalms 62:1My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 85:7Show us your mercy, O Lord, by giving us your salvation.
- Psalms 119:41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord. Save me as you promised.
- Psalms 123:2As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the Lord our God until he has pity on us.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word.
- Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
- Isaiah 25:9On that day ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”
- Isaiah 36:8“Now, make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you can put riders on them.
- Isaiah 30:18The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
- Isaiah 33:2O Lord, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him.
- Micah 7:7I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.
- Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus [He Saves], 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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