28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
28 May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness- an abundance of grain and new wine.
28 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.
28 May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine.
28 Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.
28 "From the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain and bountiful new wine.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 27:28
Commentary on Genesis 27:18-29
(Read Genesis 27:18-29)
Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point, and got the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distinguishing mercies in the covenant with Abraham. This might be owing to Isaac having Esau in his mind, though it was Jacob who was before him. He could not be ignorant how Esau had despised the best things. Moreover, his attachment to Esau, so as to disregard the mind of God, must have greatly weakened his own faith in these things. It might therefore be expected, that leanness would attend his blessing, agreeing with the state of his mind.