Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Cross-reference
Genesis 34:25 recounts Simeon and Levi's massacre of Shechem—the violent act that provokes Jacob's curse.
Genesis 34:31 gives their defiant justification—the same event that leads to the curse on their anger.
Joshua 19:1-9 records Simeon's inheritance within Judah—fulfilling the prophecy here that Simeon would be scattered in Jacob.
Joshua 21:1-45 assigns Levitical cities throughout Israel—fulfilling the scattering of Levi prophesied here.
1 Chronicles 4:24-31 lists Simeon's towns—demonstrating the scattering predicted for Simeon in this verse.
1 Chronicles 6:65 records Levites receiving cities from Simeon and other tribes, fulfilling the scattering of Levi.
Joshua 21:3 records the actual allocation of cities to Levites—direct fulfillment of Levi's scattering.
Joshua 21:41 records the Levitical cities, fulfilling the prophecy that Levi would be scattered among Israel.
Nehemiah 11:36 shows Levites assigned divisions in Judah and Benjamin, a later instance of the scattering curse.
Lamentations 4:16 describes the LORD scattering priests (Levites) in judgment, echoing the curse on Levi's anger.
Proverbs 27:3 compares a fool's provocation to heavy stones—mirroring the weight of the fierce anger cursed here.