And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Parallel translations
- WEB The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- BSB And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- NKJV And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- NASB And he named the second Ephraim; “For,” he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- NLT Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”
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He names his second son Ephraim, saying God made him fruitful in the land of his affliction.
Overview
The name Ephraim ('fruitfulness') confesses that God blessed Joseph even in the place of his suffering. Joseph sees God's grace bringing fruit out of affliction. This testifies that God can turn suffering into blessing for His people.
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- Gen 49:22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
- Gen 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
- Gen 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Gen 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- Ps 105:17–18He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
- Isa 40:1–2Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- Gen 29:32–35And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
- Gen 48:16–19The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Gen 30:6–13And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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