23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(A) 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.(B)

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23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

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12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23

12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

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13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3

13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

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