Genesis 27:34

34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, ¹he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father! ”

Genesis 27:34 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:34

And when Esau heard the words of his father
That another person had been before him, and got the blessing; and especially when he heard this ratified, and confirmed, and made irrevocable: he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry;
as loud as he possibly could, and in as doleful and hideous a manner as can be imagined; according to the Vulgate Latin version, he roared like a lion: and said unto his father, bless me, [even] me also, O my father;
thou art my father, and I am a child of thine as well as Jacob, show paternal affection to me; give me also a child's blessing, one at least equal to what thou hast given Jacob, if not a greater, as being the firstborn.

Genesis 27:34 In-Context

32 His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you? ” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau. ”

33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed. ”

34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father! ”

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

36 Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. ” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me? ”

Cross References

• 1. 27:34 Heb. 12:17