Romans 9:11-16 and though the children were still unborn and had done nothing either good or bad (to confirm the divine purpose in election which depends upon the call of God, not on anything man does),

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹¹ and though the children were still unborn and had done nothing either good or bad (to confirm the divine purpose in election which depends upon the call of God, not on anything man does), ¹² she was told that the elder will serve the younger. ¹³ As it is written, Jacob I loved but Esau I hated. ¹⁴ Then are we to infer that there is injustice in God? Never! ¹⁵ God says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I choose to have mercy, I will have compassion on whom I choose to have compassion. ¹⁶ You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.