³⁵ But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”

⁶ that no one transgress and ^(A)wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is ^(B)an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

⁷ But we have this treasure in ^(A)jars of clay, ^(B)to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

⁷ But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, ^(A)why am I still being condemned as a sinner? ⁸ And why not ^(B)do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Judah Profaned the Covenant

¹⁰ Have we not all ^(A)one Father? Has not ^(B)one God created us? Why then are we ^(C)faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

¹⁹ Now therefore call to me all the ^(A)prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

¹⁹ Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” ²⁰ But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the Lord your God granted me success.” ²¹ Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I ^(A)may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” ²² So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” ²³ And he did not recognize him, because ^(B)his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. ^(C)So he blessed him.