24 Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,(A)
by the name of[a] the Shepherd,(B) the Rock of Israel,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:24 Syr, Tg; MT reads Jacob, from there

24 But his bow remained steady,(A)
    his strong arms(B) stayed[a] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(C)
    because of the Shepherd,(D) the Rock of Israel,(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay

24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

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and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(A)

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He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(A)

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How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

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until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”(A)

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till I find a place(A) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

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16 You will nurse on the milk of nations,
and nurse at the breast of kings;(A)
you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior(B)
and Redeemer,(C) the Mighty One of Jacob.(D)

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16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(A) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(B) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(C)
    your Redeemer,(D) the Mighty One of Jacob.(E)

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16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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