Genesis 27:29

Good News Translation

May nations be your servants, and may peoples bow down before you. May you rule over all your relatives, and may your mother's descendants bow down before you. May those who curse you be cursed, and may those who bless you be blessed.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations.”

Genesis 25:33

Jacob answered, “First make a vow that you will give me your rights.” Esau made the vow and gave his rights to Jacob.

Genesis 27:30

Isaac finished giving his blessing, and as soon as Jacob left, his brother Esau came in from hunting.

Genesis 27:37

Isaac answered, “I have already made him master over you, and I have made all his relatives his slaves. I have given him grain and wine. Now there is nothing that I can do for you, son!”

Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword, But be your brother's slave. Yet when you rebel, You will break away from his control.”

Genesis 37:10

He also told the dream to his father, and his father scolded him: “What kind of a dream is that? Do you think that your mother, your brothers, and I are going to come and bow down to you?”

Genesis 37:7

We were all in the field tying up sheaves of wheat, when my sheaf got up and stood up straight. Yours formed a circle around mine and bowed down to it.”

Genesis 9:27

May God cause Japheth to increase! May his descendants live with the people of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Japheth.”

1 Kings 22:47

The land of Edom had no king; it was ruled by a deputy appointed by the king of Judah.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon's kingdom included all the nations from the Euphrates River to Philistia and the Egyptian border. They paid him taxes and were subject to him all his life.

1 Chronicles 5:2

It was the tribe of Judah, however, that became the strongest and provided a ruler for all the tribes.)

Psalm 72:8

His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 45:14

The Lord says to Israel, “The wealth of Egypt and Ethiopia will be yours, and the tall men of Seba will be your slaves; they will follow you in chains. They will bow down to you and confess, ‘God is with you—he alone is God.

Isaiah 49:23

Kings will be like fathers to you; queens will be like mothers. They will bow low before you and honor you; they will humbly show their respect for you. Then you will know that I am the Lord; no one who waits for my help will be disappointed.”

Isaiah 49:7

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you.” This will happen because the Lord has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.

Isaiah 60:12

But nations that do not serve you Will be completely destroyed.

Isaiah 60:14

The descendants of those who oppressed you will come And bow low to show their respect. All who once despised you will worship at your feet. They will call you ‘The City of the Lord,’ ‘Zion, the City of Israel's Holy God.’

Isaiah 9:7

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord Almighty is determined to do all this.

Numbers 23:8

How can I curse what God has not cursed, Or speak of doom when the Lord has not?

Numbers 24:18

He will conquer his enemies in Edom And make their land his property, While Israel continues victorious.

Numbers 24:9

The nation is like a mighty lion; When it is sleeping, no one dares wake it. Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, And whoever curses Israel will be cursed.”

Matthew 25:40

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!’

Matthew 25:45

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.’

Revelation 19:16

On his robe and on his thigh was written the name: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”