Genesis 27:29
And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”
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In Context
30Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Genesis 25:22But the little ones struggled in her womb. So she said, “If it was to be so with me, what need was there to conceive?” And she went to consult the Lord.
Genesis 25:33Jacob said, “So then, swear to me.” Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.
Genesis 27:40will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”
Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be at the necks of your enemies; the sons of your father will reverence you.
Numbers 23:8How shall I curse him, whom God has not cursed? For what reason would I condemn him, whom the Lord does not condemn?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:19-30
The Fraud of Jacob. ( b. c. 1760.) 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may… Read the whole commentary →