Genesis 47:19

Good News Translation

Don't let us die. Do something! Don't let our fields be deserted. Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We will be the king's slaves, and he will own our land. Give us grain to keep us alive and seed so that we can plant our fields.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:36

The food will be a reserve supply for the country during the seven years of famine which are going to come on Egypt. In this way the people will not starve.”

Genesis 47:15

When all the money in Egypt and Canaan was spent, the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Don't let us die. Do something! Our money is all gone.”

Genesis 47:18

The following year they came to him and said, “We will not hide the fact from you, sir, that our money is all gone and our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left to give you except our bodies and our lands.

Genesis 47:20

Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe; and all the land became the king's property.

Job 2:4

Satan replied, “A person will give up everything in order to stay alive.

Lamentations 1:11

Her people groan as they look for something to eat; They exchange their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. “Look at me, Lord,” the city cries; “see me in my misery.”

Lamentations 5:6

To get food enough to stay alive, we went begging to Egypt and Assyria.

Lamentations 5:9

Murderers roam through the countryside; we risk our lives when we look for food.

Matthew 16:26

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.