Genesis 27:40
Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
39Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
Cross References
Genesis 27:29And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let they mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.
2 Samuel 8:14And he put guards in Edom, and placed there a garrison: and all Edom was made to serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all enterprises he went about.
2 Kings 8:20In his days Edom revolted, from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.
2 Kings 14:10Thou hast beaten and prevailed over Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: be content with the glory, and sit at home: why provokest thou evil, that thou shouldst fall, and Juda with thee?
2 Chronicles 21:8In those days Edom revolted, from being subject to Juda, and made themselves a king.
2 Chronicles 25:11And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:31-41
The Blessing Pronounced on Jacob and Esau. ( b. c. 1760.) 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy… Read the whole commentary →