In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
The recorded words of the people of scripture. Search by speaker or by what they said.
“You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?”— Esau, Obadiah 1:3
“Though Edom says, We are crushed down but we will come back, building up the waste places; this is what the Lord of armies has said: They may put up buildings, but I will have them pulled down; and they will be named The land of evil-doing, and The people against whom the Lord keeps his wrath for ever.”— Esau, Malachi 1:4
“Then Isaac said to Abraham, My father; and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, We have wood and fire here, but where is the lamb for the burned offering?”— Isaac, Genesis 22:7
“And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.”— Isaac, Genesis 26:7
“And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.”— Isaac, Genesis 26:9
“Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.”— Isaac, Genesis 26:22
“And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you?”— Isaac, Genesis 26:27
“Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I. And he said, See now, I am old, and my death may take place at any time: So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me; And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:1-4
“And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son?”— Isaac, Genesis 27:18
“And Isaac said, How is it that you have got it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord your God made it come my way.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:20
“And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not. And Jacob went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:21-22
“And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:24
“And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink. And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss. And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come: May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure: Let peoples be your…”— Isaac, Genesis 27:25-29
“And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your oldest son, Esau. And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be?”— Isaac, Genesis 27:32-33
“And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:35
“And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?”— Isaac, Genesis 27:37
“Then Isaac his father made answer and said to him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of heaven on high will your living-place be: By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.”— Isaac, Genesis 27:39-40
“Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples. And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.”— Isaac, Genesis 28:1-4
“So when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;”— Isaac, Genesis 28:6
“And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.”— Jacob, Genesis 25:31
“And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.”— Jacob, Genesis 25:33
“And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, But Esau my brother is covered with hair, while I am smooth: If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing.”— Jacob, Genesis 27:11-12
“And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son? And Jacob said, I am Esau, your oldest son; I have done as you said: come now, be seated and take of my meat, so that you may give me a blessing.”— Jacob, Genesis 27:18-19
“And Isaac said, How is it that you have got it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord your God made it come my way.”— Jacob, Genesis 27:20
“And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.”— Jacob, Genesis 27:24
“And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it. And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.”— Jacob, Genesis 28:16-17
“Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God, And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.”— Jacob, Genesis 28:20-22
“Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:4
“And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:5
“And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:6
“Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:7
“And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:18
“Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.”— Jacob, Genesis 29:21
“And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?”— Jacob, Genesis 29:25
“But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?”— Jacob, Genesis 30:2
“Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you.”— Jacob, Genesis 30:25-26
“Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care. For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?”— Jacob, Genesis 30:29-30
“And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me: Let me go through all your flock today, taking out from among them all the sheep which are marked or coloured or black, and all the marked or coloured goats: these will be my payment. And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.”— Jacob, Genesis 30:31-33
“And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father, But your father has not kept faith with me, and ten times he has made changes in my payment; but God has kept him from doing me damage. If he said, All those in the flock which have marks are to be yours, then all the flock gave birth to marked young; and if he said, All the banded ones are to be yours, then all the flock had banded young. So God has taken away your father's cattle and has…”— Jacob, Genesis 31:5-13
“And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force. As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.”— Jacob, Genesis 31:31-32
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