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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 a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related:

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Judah is a lion’s whelp. —We have seen that the sons of Jacob each had his signet, and that Judah’s was so large that he …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 hi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Judah is a lion’s whelp. This comparison confirms the previous sentence: that Judah would be formidable to his enemies.

Yet Jacob s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Judah is a lion's whelp
Or as one; the note of similitude being wanting, as Aben Ezra and Ben Melech observe; he was…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Judah's name signifies praise. God was praised for him (Genesis 29:35), praised by him, and praised in him; therefore his brothers will…

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