Deuteronomy 33:17

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May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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  • Num 23:22 : 22 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.
  • 1 Kgs 22:11 : 11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said,“This is what the LORD has said,‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”
  • Ps 44:5 : 5 By your power we will drive back our enemies; by your strength we will trample down our foes!
  • Ps 92:10 : 10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil.
  • Gen 48:19 : 19 But his father refused and said,“I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 Reuben’s Descendants The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.
  • Num 24:8 : 8 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.
  • Num 26:34 : 34 These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.
  • Num 26:37 : 37 These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.
  • 2 Chr 18:10 : 10 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said,“This is what the LORD says,‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed!’”
  • Job 39:9-9 : 9 Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? 10 Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
  • Ps 22:21 : 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!
  • Ps 29:6 : 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.
  • Isa 34:7 : 7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, as well as strong bulls. Their land is drenched with blood, their soil is covered with fat.
  • Hos 5:3 : 3 I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me. For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself.
  • Hos 6:4 : 4 Transitory Faithfulness and Imminent Judgment What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn’s dew!
  • Hos 7:1 : 1 whenever I want to heal Israel, the sin of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria are exposed. For they do what is wrong; thieves break into houses, and gangs rob people out in the streets.

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  • Num 24:8-9
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    8 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

    9 They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

  • Num 23:21-22
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    21 He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

    22 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.

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    15 with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

    16 with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart from his brothers.

  • 7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, as well as strong bulls. Their land is drenched with blood, their soil is covered with fat.

  • 18 Blessing on Zebulun and Issachar Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents.

  • 4 He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD’s strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

  • 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.

  • 17 For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

  • 4 His brightness will be as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashing from his hand. This is the outward display of his power.

  • 7 Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • 26 The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the eternal mountains or the desirable things of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

  • 14 He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise– the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!

  • 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,“By you will Israel bless, saying,‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

  • 7 The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the LORD.

  • 8 Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • 10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil.

  • Ps 80:1-2
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    1 For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor!

    2 In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal your power! Come and deliver us!

  • 3 ג(Gimel) In fierce anger he destroyed the whole army of Israel. He withdrew his right hand as the enemy attacked. He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob; it consumed everything around it.

  • 4 The Lord Will Defend Zion Indeed, this is what the LORD has said to me:“The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

  • Job 39:8-10
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    8 It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.

    9 Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?

    10 Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?

  • 24 Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”

  • 11 Fertility Imagery: Plowing, Sowing, and Reaping Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yoke on her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself!

  • Job 39:20-21
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    20 Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying!

    21 It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons.

  • 71 He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

  • 8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

  • 21 Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

  • 21 Because you push with your side and your shoulder, and thrust your horns at all the weak sheep until you scatter them abroad,

  • 16 The LORD, who is the inheritance of Jacob’s descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”

  • 13 “Get up and thresh, Daughter Zion! For I will give you iron horns; I will give you bronze hooves, and you will crush many nations.” You will devote to the LORD the spoils you take from them, and dedicate their wealth to the sovereign Ruler of the whole earth.

  • 24 But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

  • 26 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is about to beat them with a whip, similar to the way he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will use his staff against the sea, lifting it up as he did in Egypt.

  • 16 On that day the LORD their God will deliver them as the flock of his people, for they are the precious stones of a crown sparkling over his land.

  • 5 And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the LORD will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.

  • 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!

  • 19 “A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

  • 5 They sound like chariots rumbling over mountain tops, like the crackling of blazing fire consuming stubble, like the noise of a mighty army being drawn up for battle.

  • 19 The LORD, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • 15 “As in the days when you departed from the land of Egypt, I will show you miraculous deeds.”

  • 30 Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

  • 6 It came to the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed against it with raging strength.

  • 13 You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say,“Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”

  • 14 Then the LORD will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Sovereign LORD will blow the trumpet and will proceed in the southern storm winds.

  • 33 72,000 cattle,