--- title: "10 Esau Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Esau quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Esau sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/beth-moore-212_son-genesis_isaac-answered-esau-look-i-have-made-him_2466811.png" --- > [“Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him a master over you… . What then can I do for you, my son?” Genesis 27:37”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/isaac-answered-esau-look-i-have-made-him-a-master-over-you-what-then/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/beth-moore-212_son-genesis_isaac-answered-esau-look-i-have-made-him_2466811.png) > [“eldest." Esau replied, "See, I am nearly dead now! So of what”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-sherman/eldest-esau-replied-see-i-am-nearly-dead-now-so-of-what/) [Henry A. Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-sherman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/henry-a-sherman-242276_eldest_eldest-esau-replied-see-i-am-nearly-dead_2992364.jpg) > [“The seven extra years that Jacob had to serve Laban appear as a repayment for his treatment of Esau. His past had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/the-seven-extra-years-that-jacob-had-to-serve-laban-appear-as-a/) [John H. Sailhamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-sailhamer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/john-h-sailhamer-44793_seven-years_the-seven-extra-years-that-jacob-had-to_34356.jpg) > [“Don't talk of rights in the land of wrongs, man. But the Inchiquin knows well that the true Irish Esau has no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kingsley/don-t-talk-of-rights-in-the-land-of-wrongs-man-but-the-inchiquin/) [Charles Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kingsley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/charles-kingsley-1896_jacob_don-t-talk-of-rights-in-the-land-of-wron_1428685.jpg) > [“Oh God, you make the ones like Brother James who never question, and you make the ones like Esau who never believe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-brackett/oh-god-you-make-the-ones-like-brother-james-who-never-question-and/) [Leigh Brackett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-brackett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/leigh-brackett-35579_brotherhood_oh-god-you-make-the-ones-like-brother-ja_551454.jpg) > [“...and it's not my place to chase around after you, fixing stuff. What I know's what I know, and it don't include…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/and-it-s-not-my-place-to-chase-around-after-you-fixing-stuff-what-i/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/peter-s-beagle-1665_long-ago_and-it-s-not-my-place-to-chase-around-af_71167.png) > [I found Esau’s field guide at the bottom of my pack. Taking a candle into the bedroom, I read his book until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-v-snyder/i-found-esau-s-field-guide-at-the-bottom-of-my-pack-taking-a-candle/) [Maria V. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-v-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/maria-v-snyder-1261_bedroom_i-found-esau-s-field-guide-at-the-bottom_443401.jpg) > [“Esau was an hunter - And a man that knew how to live by his wits, for he was a cunning hunter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/esau-was-an-hunter-and-a-man-that-knew-how-to-live-by-his-wits-for-he/) [John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/john-wesley-1398_honest-man_esau-was-an-hunter-and-a-man-that-knew-h_1347866.jpg) > [“Though the New Testament stressed God's free choice of Jacob over Esau (see Romans 9:10-13), this incident highlights the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barnabe-assohoto-and-samuel-ngewa/though-the-new-testament-stressed-god-s-free-choice-of-jacob-over/) [Barnabe Assohoto and Samuel Ngewa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barnabe-assohoto-and-samuel-ngewa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/barnabe-assohoto-and-samuel-ng_free-choice_though-the-new-testament-stressed-god-s_264299.jpg) > [“Esau sold his birth right, because he wanted a plate of meal. Today, When I look in the news, social media and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-philosopher-dj-kyos/esau-sold-his-birth-right-because-he-wanted-a-plate-of-meal-today/) [De philosopher DJ Kyos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-philosopher-dj-kyos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/de-philosopher-dj-kyos-1872_bible-verses_esau-sold-his-birth-right-because-he-wan_1918075.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/esau/#itemlist", "name": "Esau Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him a master over you… . 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What I know's what I know, and it don't include putting the world back the way it out to be. It's too late for that. Way too late for heroes, champions, miracles. Don't matter what our heritage was maybe meant for - your side got hold of it first, and you won long ago. No undoing that, Esau, I ain't fool enough to think otherwise. I'm still sorry for you, but I know your side's won, this side of the grave.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter S. 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Today, When I look in the news, social media and on the street. I see people doing the same. They are selling their loyalty, trust, love, human rights, freedom, bodies, lives for a plate of meal. They will do or say anything for money , food or alcohol. Free people are selling themselves as slaves, for a plate of meal. They are getting paid to do dirty, bad , evil things. People are paid, to destroy their own future. Never sell yourself shot, if you want peace or a future. 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