Genesis 49:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Genesis 49:25 [Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Ver. 25. Who shall help thee.] God hath, God shall, - is an ordinary way of arguing; it is a demonstration of Scripture logic, as Psa 85:1-4 2 Corinthians 1:10. Every former favour is a pledge of a future.

With blessings of heaven above, &c.] God "shall hear the heaven, the heaven shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, wine, and oil": the genealogy of all which is resolved into God. Hos 2:21-22

With blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.] Yet rather than "Ephraim shall bring forth children to the murderer," the prophet prays God to give them, as a blessing, as some think, "a miscarrying womb, and dry breasts." Hos 9:13-14 And our Saviour saith, "Woe be to such as are with child, and give suck in those days" of war and trouble. Mat 24:19

Genesis 49:25

25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: