Genesis 27:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 27:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 27:40 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the domini..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 27:40 — KJV
“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.”
— Genesis 27:40 (KJV)
Genesis 27:40 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 27:40
“For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 27:40: serve, come, pass
“And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 27:40: sword, serve, come
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. be taken...: Heb. remove”
Shares key themes with Genesis 27:40: come, pass, yoke
“And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 27:40: sword, shalt, come
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 27:40: shalt, serve, come
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