Genesis 49:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joseph, you are a fruitful vine growing near a stream and climbing a wall.

Cross References

Genesis 41:52

His second son was named Ephraim, which means “God has made me a success in the land where I suffered.”

Genesis 46:27

Jacob's two grandsons who were born there made it a total of seventy members of Jacob's family in Egypt.

Genesis 48:1

Joseph was told that his father Jacob had become very sick. So Joseph went to see him and took along his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:15

Then he gave Joseph his blessing and said: My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac worshipped the LORD God. He has been with me all my life,

Genesis 48:16

and his angel has kept me safe. Now I pray that he will bless these boys and that my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac will live on because of them. I ask God to give them many children and many descendants as well.

Genesis 48:5

Then Jacob went on to say: Joseph, your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh were born in Egypt, but I accept them as my own, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

Genesis 49:23

Enemies attacked with arrows, refusing to show mercy.

Psalm 128:1

The LORD will bless you if you respect him and obey his laws.

Psalm 128:3

Your wife will be as fruitful as a grapevine, and just as an olive tree is rich with olives, your home will be rich with healthy children.

Psalm 80:10

Shade from this vine covered the mountains. Its branches climbed the mighty cedars

Ezekiel 19:11

Her strong branches became symbols of authority, and she was taller than all other trees— everyone could see how strong and healthy she was.

Hosea 13:15

No matter how much you prosper more than the other tribes, I, the LORD, will wipe you out, just as a scorching desert wind dries up streams of water. I will take away your precious treasures.