Genesis 27:2
“I'm old now,” said Isaac, “I may die soon, who knows?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
In Context
3So please take your bow and arrows and go hunting in the countryside for some meat for me.
Cross References
Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “I'm going to die soon, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Proverbs 27:1Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
Isaiah 38:1About this time Hezekiah fell very sick and was about to die. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your affairs in order, because you are going to die. You won't recover.”
Mark 13:35So keep watch, because you don't know when the owner of the house is coming back. It may be in the evening, in the middle of the night, before dawn, or in the morning.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:2-6
Rebekah's Contrivance. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul… Read the whole commentary →