22 But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” [a] So she went to inquire of the Lord.(A) 23 And the Lord said to her:

Two nations are in your womb;
two peoples will come from you and be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,(B)
and the older will serve the younger.(C)

24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:22 Lit said, “If thus, why this I?”

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