7. May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent.May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel.I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacoband scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.
8. “Judah, your brothers will praise you.You will grab your enemies by the neck,and your brothers will bow down to you.
9. Judah is like a young lion.You have returned from killing, my son.Like a lion, he stretches out and lies down to rest,and no one is brave enough to wake him.
10. Kings will come from Judah’s family;someone from Judah will always be on the throne.Judah will rule until Shiloh comes,and the nations will obey him.
11. He ties his donkey to a grapevine,his young donkey to the best branch.He can afford to use wine to wash his clothesand the best wine to wash his robes.
12. His eyes are dark like the color of wine,and his teeth are as white as the color of milk.