Romans 9:13
11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
15 For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
- KJV
- As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
- WEB
- Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
- ASV
- Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
- DARBY
- according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.
- BLB
- As it has been written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
- ÅB
- som det står skrevet: «Jakob elsket jeg, men Esau hatet jeg».
- OTB
- Som det er uttrykt i Skriftene: «Jakob elsket jeg, men Esau hadde jeg ikke velbehag i.»
- B1930
- som skrevet er: Jakob elsket jeg, men Esau hatet jeg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Malachi 1:2–3
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
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