Genesis 27:40

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 25:23

The Lord said to her, “Two nations are within you; You will give birth to two rival peoples. One will be stronger than the other; The older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 27:29

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.”

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you. He has four hundred men with him.”

Genesis 33:9

But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have.”

2 Samuel 8:14

He set up military camps throughout Edom, and the people there became his subjects. The Lord made David victorious everywhere.

2 Kings 14:10

Now Amaziah, you have defeated the Edomites, and you are filled with pride. Be satisfied with your fame and stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?”

2 Kings 14:7

Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers in Salt Valley; he captured the city of Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, the name it still has.

2 Chronicles 21:10

Edom has been independent of Judah ever since. During this same period the city of Libnah also revolted, because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 21:8

During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom.

Psalm 60:8

But I will use Moab as my washbowl, and I will throw my sandals on Edom, as a sign that I own it. Did the Philistines think they would shout in triumph over me?”

Matthew 10:34

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.