Genesis 49:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”

Genesis 49:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 49:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 49:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”

Genesis 49:7 — World English Bible

Genesis 49:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel. ”

Genesis 49:7 — American Standard Version

Genesis 49:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Cursed <FI>is<Fi> their anger, for <FI>it is<Fi> fierce, And their wrath, for <FI>it is<Fi> sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.”

Genesis 49:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 49:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Cursed be their anger, for it [was] violent; And their rage, for it [was] cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel. ”

Genesis 49:7 — Darby Translation

Genesis 49:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruell: I will deuide them in Iaakob, and scatter them in Israel.”

Genesis 49:7 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 49:7 in Context — Genesis 49

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

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What Does Genesis 49:7 Mean?

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