Genesis 49:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 49:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 49:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 49:8 — KJV
“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.”
— Genesis 49:8 (KJV)
Genesis 49:8 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 49:8
“Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? father: or, grandfather”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:8: judah, art, whom
“I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. backs: Heb. neck”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:8: whom, neck, thine
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. to meet...: Heb. before them be knit: Heb. be one wrong: or, violence”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:8: art, hand, enemies
“Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; of the king: Chaldee, from before the king”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:8: judah, art, hand
“And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 49:8: judah, art, hand
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