Genesis 27:40 meaning and explanation
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
Genesis 27:40, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaac speaks this to Esau after Jacob has deceitfully taken the blessing. The words describe Esau's future and his descendants, Edom: a hard life of struggle and subservience to Jacob's line, yet with a promised break from that subjection.
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