Genesis 27:33-40 ▼

33 At this, Isaac began to tremble violently. |Who then,| he asked, |hunted some game and brought it to me to eat before you arrived, so that I've blessed him? Indeed, he is blessed.|

34 When Esau realized what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. |Bless me,| he cried, |even me, too, my father!|

35 Isaac replied, |Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing.|

36 Then he said, |Isn't his name rightly called Jacob?| Esau asked. |He has circumvented me this second time. First, he took away my birthright, and now, look how he also stole my blessing.| Then he added, |Haven't you reserved a blessing for me?|

37 In response, Isaac told Esau, |Look! I've predicted that he's going to become your master, and I've assigned all his brothers to be his servants. What then can I do for you, my son?|

38 Then Esau implored his father, |Don't you have even one blessing for me, my father? Bless me, even me too, my father!| Then Esau lifted his voice and wept bitterly.

39 At this, his father Isaac replied to him, |Look! Away from the fertile land will be your dwellings; away from the dew of the skies above.

40 By your sword you'll live; but you'll serve your brother. But when you've become restless, you'll break off his yoke from your neck.|