Genesis 16:12
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16:12He will be a wild donkey36 of a man.
He will be hostile to everyone,37
and everyone will be hostile to him.38
He will live away from39 his brothers.”
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- 36 A wild donkey of a man. The prophecy is not an insult. The wild donkey lived a solitary existence in the desert away from society. Ishmael would be free-roaming, strong, and like a bedouin; he would enjoy the freedom his mother sought.
- 37 Heb “His hand will be against everyone.” The “hand” by metonymy represents strength. His free-roaming life style would put him in conflict with those who follow social conventions. There would not be open warfare, only friction because of his antagonism to their way of life.
- 38 Heb “And the hand of everyone will be against him.”
- 39 Heb “opposite, across from.” Ishmael would live on the edge of society (cf. “to the east of”). Some take this as an idiom meaning “be at odds with” (cf. , ) or “live in hostility toward” (cf. ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He shall be a wild donkey of a man,
his hand against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
toward all his brothers.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; he will settle near all his relatives.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And he shall be a wild donkey of a man,
his hand will be against everyone,
and the hand of everyone will be against him,
and he will live in hostility with all his brothers.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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