Genesis 27:10

Then you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”

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And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

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Romans 9:16
So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].