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39 Isaac his father answered and said to him,

“Your dwelling shall be
    away from the fatness of the earth
    and away from the dew of heaven from above.
40 You will live by your sword
    and will serve your brother.
When you become restless,
    you will break his yoke
    from your neck.”

Jacob Escapes From Esau

41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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