Genesis 27:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.””
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“You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 27:40 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Genesis 32:6When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
- 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Kings 11:15Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
- 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
- 2 Kings 14:10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
- 1 Chronicles 18:11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 2 Chronicles 21:8In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Chronicles 21:10So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- 2 Chronicles 28:17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
- Psalms 60:8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- Obadiah 1:17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
- Matthew 10:34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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