Genesis 37:35

God's Word

All his other sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “No, I will mourn for my son until I die.” This is how Joseph’s father cried over him.

Cross References

Genesis 25:8

Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.

Genesis 31:43

Then Laban answered Jacob, “These are my daughters, my grandchildren, and my flocks. Everything you see is mine! Yet, what can I do today for my daughters or for their children?

Genesis 35:29

when he took his last breath and died. He joined his ancestors in death at a very old age. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 42:31

But we said to him, ‘We’re honest men, not spies.

Genesis 42:38

Jacob replied, “My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he’s the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you’re taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!”

Genesis 45:28

“You have convinced me!” Israel said. “My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 48:11

Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your sons.”

2 Samuel 12:17

The older leaders in his palace stood beside him to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling. And he wouldn’t eat with them.

2 Samuel 12:23

But why should I fast now that he’s dead? Can I bring him back? ⌞Someday⌟ I’ll go to him, but he won’t come back to me.”

2 Samuel 19:1

Joab was told, “The king is crying and mourning for Absalom.”

1 Chronicles 7:22

Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, even though his brothers tried to comfort him.

Job 2:11

When Job’s three friends heard about all the terrible things that had happened to him, each of them came from his home—Eliphaz of Teman, Bildad of Shuah, Zophar of Naama. They had agreed they would go together to sympathize with Job and comfort him.

Psalm 77:2

On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.

Psalm 77:3

I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with ⌞all⌟ your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you’re going.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.