Genesis 49:24
Good News Translation
But his bow remains steady, And his arms are made strong By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob, By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
Yet his bow remained taut, and his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Contemporary English Version
But you stood your ground, swiftly shooting back with the help of Jacob's God, the All-Powerful One--his name is the Shepherd, Israel's mighty rock.

New American Bible
But his bow remained taut, and his arms were nimble, By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Douay-Rheims Bible
His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.

his bow.

Nehemiah 6:9 For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

Psalm 27:14 Expect the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord.

Psalm 28:8 The Lord is the strength of his people, and the protector of the salvation of his anointed.

Psalm 89:1 Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,

2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

were made.

Job 29:20 My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.

Psalm 18:32-35 God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless. . . .

Psalm 37:14,15 The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. . . .

Psalm 44:7 For I will not trust in my bow: neither shall my sword save me.

Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name, saith the Lord.

Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand.

the mighty.

Genesis 35:10,11 Saying: Thou shalt not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called him Israel. . . .

Exodus 3:6 And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.

Psalm 18:1,30,32,34 Unto the end, for David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said: [2] I will love thee, O Lord, my strength: . . .

Psalm 132:2,5 How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob: . . .

Isaiah 60:16 And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and thou shalt be nursed with the breasts of kings: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

the shepherd.

Genesis 45:5,7,11 Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation. . . .

Genesis 47:12 And he nourished them, and all his father's house, allowing food to every one.

Genesis 50:21 Fear not: I will feed you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.

Numbers 27:16-18 May the Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh provide a man, that may be over this multitude: . . .

Deuteronomy 34:9 And Josue the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Joshua 1:1-9 Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and said to him: . . .

Joshua 24:1-33 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord: . . .

Psalm 80:1 Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm. [2] Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth

the stone.

Deuteronomy 32:4 The works of God are perfect, and all his ways are judgments: God is faithful and without any iniquity, he is just and right.

Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.

Zechariah 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Jesus: upon one stone there are seven eyes: behold I will grave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will take away the iniquity of that land in one day.

Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Mark 12:10 And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

Luke 20:17 But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Ephesians 2:20 Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:

1 Peter 2:4-8 Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God: . . .

Context
Jacob Blesses His Sons
23But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him. 24His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.25The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.…
Cross References
1 Peter 2:6
Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded.

Genesis 48:15
And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day:

Genesis 49:23
But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.

Deuteronomy 33:27
His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.

2 Samuel 5:2
Moreover yesterday also and the day before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

Job 29:20
My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.

Psalm 18:34
Who teacheth my hands to war: and thou hast made my arms like a brazen bow.

Psalm 23:1
A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.

Psalm 73:23
I am become as a beast before thee: and I am always with thee.

Psalm 80:1
Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm. [2] Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth

Psalm 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.

Psalm 132:1
A gradual canticle. O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.

Psalm 132:2
How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

Psalm 132:5
Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Isaiah 1:24
Therefore saith the Lord the God of hosts, the mighty one of Israel: Ah! I will comfort myself over my adversaries: and I will be revenged of my enemies.

Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.

Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.

Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed thy enemies with their own flesh: and they shall be made drunk with their own blood, as with new wine: and all flesh shall know, that I am the Lord that save thee, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.

Genesis 49:23
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