Genesis 49:9

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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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה m e kêrāh , “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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; (h) who shall rouse hi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessing of Jacob. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a m...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Judah is a lion’s whelp. This similitude confirms the preceding sentence, that Judah would be formidable to his enemies. Yet Jacob seems t...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judah is a lion's whelp— The common interpretation given to this verse is, that it is an allegorical repetition, or illustration by similes of the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 th...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Blesses his Twelve Sons It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying p...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The tribe is compared for its bravery to a lion. The figure of a lion on a pole became the standard of Judah, and our Lord Himself is called 'the Lio...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judah is a lion’s whelp. — We have seen that the sons of Jacob had each his signet, and that Judah’s was so large as to be worn by him attached to...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1-22 ; Genesis 49:1-33 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. He...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Foretells the Future of His Sons Genesis 49:1-13 Once more Joseph visited his father's dying-bed. This was the third time and the last. H...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the all...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Revelation 5:5 This is the third promise of grace in the Bible. The first is, Genesis 3:15 . The second is, Genesis 22:18 . And this the third....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judah is a lion's whelp ,.... Or as one; the note of similitude being wanting, as Aben Ezra and Ben Melech observe; he was comparable to a young lio...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judah is a lion's whelp , &c. The lion is the king of beasts, the terror of the forest when he roars; when he seizeth his prey , none can resis...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief....
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judah is as a lion's whelp, or as a young lion, for courage, and strength, and terror to his enemies. The particle as is here wanting, as al...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Judah, your brothers will praise you, Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, Your father's sons will bow down before you. Judah is a l...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:8 . Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise.] An allusion to his name which signifies praise ( Genesis 29...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 48 and 49 (with Deuteronomy 33 and Judges 5 ) Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Hencefort...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

l, 2. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gathe...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 49:1-3 . And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 49:2 . Gather yourselves together. This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3 . Reu...
The Biblical Illustrator

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise The blessing of Judah: I. THAT HE SHOULD WIN THE PRAISE OF HIS BRETHREN. II. THAT HE SHOUL...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 49:1 And Jacob (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) called (by means of messengers) unto his...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Blessing upon Judah
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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? F...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

a lion's. Hosea 5:4 Hosea 5:14 1 Corinthians 15:24 Revelation 5:5 he stooped. Numbers 23:24 Numbers 24:9
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judah is a lion's whelp — The lion is the king of beasts, the terror of the forest when he roars; when he seizeth his prey, none can resist him; wh...

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?

Related Commentaries of Genesis 49:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 49:9