22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”[a] So she went (A)to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

(B)“Two nations are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you[b] shall be divided;
(C)the one shall be stronger than the other,
    (D)the older shall serve the younger.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:22 Or why do I live?
  2. Genesis 25:23 Or from birth

22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.(A)

23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(B) 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.(C)

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