8674. 'And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah' means that the Lord is the source of all good. This is clear from the meaning of 'blessed be Jehovah' as the Lord's being the source of all good, dealt with in 1096, 1422, 3140, 'Jehovah' being the Lord, see above in 8671. The reason why 'blessed be Jehovah' means that the Lord is the source of all good is that the blessing which man receives holds within it all the good of eternal life, that is, the good of love to the Lord and towards the neighbour, 3406, 4981. Such good is what constitutes eternal life with a person.

1421. Verse 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you, and in you will all the families of the ground be blessed.

'I will bless those who bless you' means pure happiness to those who from their hearts acknowledge the Lord. 'And curse him who curses you' means unhappiness to those who do not acknowledge Him. 'And in you will all the families of the ground be blessed' means that all truths and goods are received from the Lord.