Genesis 42:36

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Their father Jacob said to them, “You’re going to make me lose all my children! Joseph is no longer with us, Simeon is no longer with us, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything’s against me!”

Cross References

Genesis 42:37

So Reuben said to his father, “You may put my two sons to death if I don’t bring him back to you. Let me take care of him, and I’ll bring him back to you.”

Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty make him merciful to you so that he will send your other brother and Benjamin ⌞home⌟ with you. If I lose my children, I lose my children.”

Genesis 44:12

Then the man made a thorough search. He began with the oldest and ended with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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 47:12

Joseph also provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food based on the number of children they had.

Job 7:7

Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of something is better than its beginning. It is better to be patient than arrogant.

Isaiah 27:9

In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up. This is the way they will turn from their sins— when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah or incense altars are left standing.

Isaiah 38:10

I thought that in the prime of my life I would go down to the gates of Sheol and be robbed of the rest of my life.

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.

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.

Matthew 14:31

Immediately, Jesus reached out, caught hold of him, and said, “You have so little faith! Why did you doubt?”

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.

Romans 8:31

What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

1 Corinthians 10:13

There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape.

2 Corinthians 4:17

Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to make sure that I escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking all over Israel for me, and I’ll escape from him.”