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Genesis 49:18
18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
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Context of Genesis 49:18
16“Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward. “I look for your deliverance, Lord. 19“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them 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
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Cross-references for Genesis 49:18
- Psalms 14:7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
- Psalms 25:6Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 62:1Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 85:7Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
- Psalms 119:41May your unfailing love come to me, Lord, your salvation, according to your promise;
- Psalms 123:2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
- Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
- Isaiah 25:9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
- Isaiah 36:8“ ‘Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
- Isaiah 30:18Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
- Isaiah 33:2Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
- Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name 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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