“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord
it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The swo
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahit
These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.
Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastur
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of th
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”