Genesis 21:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then she walked a short distance away and sat down. She thought her son would die because there was no water. She did not want to watch him die. She sat there and began to cry.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:15

But the Lord says, “Can a woman forget her baby? Can she forget the child who came from her body? Even if she can forget her children, I cannot forget you.

Esther 8:6

I am begging the king because I could not bear to see these terrible things happen to my people. I could not bear to see my family killed.”

1 Kings 3:26

The second woman said, “Yes, cut him in two. Then neither of us will have him.” But the first woman, the real mother, loved her son and said to the king, “Please, sir, don’t kill the baby! Give him to her.”

Luke 15:20

So he left and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming and felt sorry for him. So he ran to him and hugged and kissed him.

Zechariah 12:10

I will fill David’s family and the people living in Jerusalem with a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look to me, the one they stabbed, and they will be very sad. They will be as sad as someone crying over the death of their only son, as sad as someone crying over the death of their firstborn son.

1 Samuel 30:4

David and the other men in his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.

1 Samuel 24:16

When David finished speaking, Saul asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul lifted his voice and began to cry.

Ruth 1:9

I pray that the Lord will help each of you find a husband and a good home.” Naomi kissed her daughters-in-law, and they all started crying.

Judges 2:4

After the angel gave the Israelites this message from the Lord, the people cried loudly.

Genesis 44:34

I cannot go back to my father if the boy is not with me. I am very afraid of what would happen to my father.”

Genesis 29:11

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and cried.

Genesis 27:38

But Esau continued to beg his father. “Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me also, father!” Esau began to cry.

Genesis 21:15

After some time, when all their drinking water was gone, Hagar put her son under a bush.

1 Kings 17:12

The woman answered, “I promise you, before the Lord your God, that I have nothing but a handful of flour in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather a few pieces of wood for a fire to cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”

Jeremiah 6:26

My people, put on sackcloth and roll in the ashes. Cry loudly for the dead. Cry as if you lost an only son. Do this because the destroyer will come against us very quickly.

Amos 8:10

I will change your festivals into days of crying for the dead. All your songs will be songs of sadness for those who are dead. I will put mourning clothes on every body and baldness on every head. I will cause mourning everywhere, like that for an only son who has died. It will be a very bitter end.”