וְהָיָה֩ בֵית־יַעֲקֹ֨ב אֵ֜שׁ וּבֵ֧ית יוֹסֵ֣ף לֶהָבָ֗ה וּבֵ֤ית עֵשָׂו֙ לְקַ֔שׁ וְדָלְק֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם וַאֲכָל֑וּם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֤ה שָׂרִיד֙ לְבֵ֣ית עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃
Kaum keturunan Yakub akan menjadi api, kaum keturunan Yusuf menjadi nyala api, dan kaum keturunan Esau menjadi jerami. Mereka akan menyala membakar mereka dan melalap habis mereka, sehingga tidak akan ada seorang pun yang tersisa dari kaum keturunan Esau, sebab Yang Mahakekal telah berfirman.
Derashot HaRan
This is what we have seen to be the case with the passage of time vis-à-vis Edom — that when the Blessed One raised the staff of our strength, Edom's hand was lowered; and when we were lowered and cringing, he grew in destructive power. And, as to what will transpire with the continued passage of time, the prophets have already described it as following this pattern until (Ovadiah 1:18): "And the house of Jacob shall be fire and the house of Joseph, flame, and the house of Esau, stubble… (Ibid 21): and liberators shall ascend Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the L-rd's." That is, though Esau has fallen and risen many times, he will not fall never to rise again until Jacob rises never to fall again.
Kol HaTor
(Ov. 1:18 ) “the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Yosef a flame” -- The House of Esau will be stubble as our Sages said (in Tanchuma on) because the Angel of Esau will fall into the hand of the Angel of Yosef.
Derashot HaRan
In any event, what transpired with them in the womb was an augury of what would transpire with them all the days of their lives. Similarly, what transpired with Jacob upon his leaving the womb is a sign and omen of what will transpire with us in the end of days. For he left with his hand grasping the heel of Esau. And there is no question that this was not an adventitious occurrence. For when the Holy One Blessed be He chastised Jacob for his ingratitude in the face of all the lovingkindnesses He had accorded him, He said (Hosea 12:4): "In the womb, he seized his brother by the heel and in his strength he prevailed against a god [the angel of Esau]." And if this were an adventitious act, why should He chastise Jacob because of it? This is compounded by the fact that it is a highly unnatural occurrence. A fetus is extremely frail. How, then, could he have been grasping his brother's heel? Undoubtedly, then, this was a Divine intimation of what would occur in the end of days, that at the end of Esau's reign Jacob would seize his kingdom, and would, in that sense, be grasping his heel. And this is, indeed, what will transpire in the future as stated in the prophecy of Ovadiah (Ovadiah 1:18): "And the house of Jacob shall be fire and the house of Joseph, flame, and the house of Esau, stubble…" after which it is written (Ibid 21): "and liberators shall ascend Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the L-rd's." And this is the intent of the Midrash (Genesis Rabbah 63:12): "A certain general asked one of the sages of the house of Siloa: 'Who shall take over the kingdom after us?' The latter immediately brought a smooth piece of parchment and wrote upon it (Genesis 25:25): 'And after that his brother came out with his hand grasping Esau's heel.' The former thereupon remarked: 'Behold, old words from a new elder.'" It is apparent, then, that Jacob's grasping his brother in the womb was portentous and not adventitious. The Blessed One chastises Jacob for ingratitude [for His lovingkindnesses] over having grasped his brother just as he chastises him for ingratitude [for His lovingkindnesses] over having prevailed against the angel.