Genesis 49:22

New International Reader's Version

“Joseph is a vine that grows a lot of fruit. It grows close by a spring. Its branches climb over a wall.

Cross References

Genesis 41:52

He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”

Genesis 46:27

The total number of the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt was 70. That includes the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt.

Genesis 48:1

Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.

Genesis 48:15

Then Israel gave Joseph his blessing. He said, “May God bless these boys. He is the God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. They walked faithfully with him. He is the God who has been my shepherd all my life right up to this day.

Genesis 48:16

He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm. May he bless these boys. May they be called by my name. May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. And may the number of them greatly increase on the earth.”

Genesis 48:5

“Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me.

Genesis 49:23

Mean people shot arrows at him. They shot at him because they were angry.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed are all those who have respect for the Lord. They live as he wants them to live.

Psalm 128:3

As a vine bears a lot of fruit, so may your wife have many children by you. May they sit around your table like young olive trees.

Psalm 80:10

The mountains were covered with its shade. The shade of its branches covered the mighty cedar trees.

Ezekiel 19:11

Its branches were strong. Each was good enough to be made into a ruler’s scepter. The vine grew high above all the leaves. It stood out because it was so tall and had so many branches.

Hosea 13:15

Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.