confirmed. [He] established.
Jacob. Compare Genesis 28:13; Genesis 35:12; Genesis 48:1-4. See note on Genesis 50:24. compare Micah 7:20, and Hebrews 11:13.
Israel: i.e. the spiritual seed; in contrast with Jacob, the natural seed. See notes on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 45:26; Genesis 45:28.
everlasting covenant. See notes on Genesis 9:15, and Isaiah 44:7.