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38 Esau said, ‘My father, you surely have one blessing left for me. Please bless me too!’ Then Esau wept loudly.

39 Isaac replied,

‘You will not live in a place where the ground gives good food.
You will not have rain to make your crops grow.
40 You will have to fight to get the things that you need.
You will serve your brother as your master.
But when you choose to turn against him,
you will become free from his power over you.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:40 This was the only blessing that Isaac could give Esau. He could not take back the blessing that he gave to Jacob.