Genesis 25:32
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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
In other translations
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
- Malachi 3:14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
- Job 22:17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
- Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
- Exodus 22:9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
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