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 Historical context

Genesis 34:25 recounts Simeon and Levi's massacre of Shechem—the violent act that provokes Jacob's curse.

Genesis 34:31 Historical context

Genesis 34:31 gives their defiant justification—the same event that leads to the curse on their anger.

Joshua 19:1–9 Prophetic fulfillment

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 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 21:1-45 assigns Levitical cities throughout Israel—fulfilling the scattering of Levi prophesied here.

1 Chronicles 4:24–31 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Chronicles 4:24-31 lists Simeon's towns—demonstrating the scattering predicted for Simeon in this verse.

1 Chronicles 6:65 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Chronicles 6:65 records Levites receiving cities from Simeon and other tribes, fulfilling the scattering of Levi.

Joshua 21:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 21:3 records the actual allocation of cities to Levites—direct fulfillment of Levi's scattering.

Joshua 21:41 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 21:41 records the Levitical cities, fulfilling the prophecy that Levi would be scattered among Israel.

Nehemiah 11:36 Prophetic fulfillment

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.