41 So Esau (A)held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said [a]to himself, “(B)The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:41 Lit in his heart

Edom

12 ‘The Lord God says this: “Because (A)Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred great guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,”

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19 Egypt will become a wasteland,
And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,
Because of the (A)violence [a]done to the sons of Judah,
In whose land they have shed innocent blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:19 Lit of the sons

11 This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (A)Edom, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he (B)pursued his brother with the sword
And stifled his compassion;
His anger also (C)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.

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