Isaac answered, “No, it’s too late. I gave Jacob the power to rule over you. And I said all his brothers will be his servants. And I have given him the blessing for much grain and wine. There is nothing left to give you son.”
Genesis 27:28 - Easy To Read Version May the Lord give you plenty of rain
so you will have good crops and wine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, And the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And may God give you of the dew of the heavens and of the fatness of the earth and abundance of grain and [new] wine; American Standard Version (1901) And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine: Common English Bible May God give you showers from the sky, olive oil from the earth, plenty of grain and new wine. Catholic Public Domain Version May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine. |
Isaac answered, “No, it’s too late. I gave Jacob the power to rule over you. And I said all his brothers will be his servants. And I have given him the blessing for much grain and wine. There is nothing left to give you son.”
Tell them to bring your father and their families back here to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt to live on. And your family can eat the best food we have here.”
“Asher’s land will grow much good food. He will have food fit for a king!”
I hope no rain or dew falls on the mountains of Gilboa. I hope there will be no offerings coming from those fields. The shields of the heroes rusted there. Saul’s shield was not rubbed with oil.
Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”
This is what I will pay for your servants to cut down the trees for wood. I will give them 125,000 bushels {\cf2\super [17]} of wheat for food, 125,000 bushels of barley, 115,000 gallons {\cf2\super [18]} of wine, and 115,000 gallons of oil.”
God gives us\par the wine that makes us happy,\par the oil that makes our skin soft, {\cf2\super [544]} \par and the food that makes us strong.\par
It is like a gentle rain {\cf2\super [623]} \par from Mount Hermon\par falling on Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [624]} \par
Lord, they get new strength\par from the good things in your house.\par You let them drink\par from your wonderful river.\par
Angry words from a king are like the roars of a lion. But compliments from him are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
The Lord used his knowledge to make the oceans and the clouds that produce rain.
“May the clouds in the skies above\par drop goodness on the earth like rain!\par May the earth open\par and let salvation grow!\par And may goodness grow with it!\par I, the Lord, made him. {\cf2\super [403]} \par
Foreign idols don’t have the power\par to bring rain.\par The sky does not have the power\par to send showers of rain down.\par You are our only hope.\par You are the One who made all these things.”\par
The Lord spoke to his people.\par He said,\par “I will send you grain, wine, and oil.\par You will have plenty.\par I won’t shame you among the nations any more.\par
But the survivors {\cf2\super [66]} from Jacob\par scattered among the nations\par will be like dew from the Lord\par that doesn’t depend on any man.\par They will be like rain on the grass\par that doesn’t wait for anyone.\par
“These people will plant in peace. Their grapevines will produce grapes. The land will give good crops, and the skies will give rain. I will give all these things to these, my people.
Everything will be good and beautiful!\par There will be a wonderful crop,\par but it will not be just the food and wine.\par It will be all the young men and women!\par
And learn other things about the land. Is the dirt good for growing things, or is it poor soil? Are there trees on the land? Also, try to bring back some of the fruit from that land.” (This was during the time when the first grapes should be ripe.)
“And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. These are the things that the people of Israel give to me, the Lord. These are the first things that they gather in their harvest.
\{It is like\} some of the branches from an olive tree have been broken off, and the branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to that first tree. You non-Jews are the same as that wild branch, and you now share the strength and life of the first tree (the Jews).
My teachings will come like the rain, like a mist falling {to the ground}, like a gentle rain on the soft grass, like rain on the green plants.
So Israel will live in safety, Jacob’s well belongs to them. They will get a land of grain and wine. And that land will get plenty of rain.
He will love you and bless you. He will make your nation grow. He will bless your children. He will bless your fields with good crops. He will give you grain, new wine, and oil. He will bless your cows with baby calves and your sheep with lambs. You will have all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors [46] to give you.
Isaac blessed the future of Jacob and Esau. Isaac did that because he had faith.