Genesis 30:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. She became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die!”

Cross References

Job 5:2

A fool’s anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

Genesis 29:31

The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, so he made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him, but his father thought about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

2 Corinthians 7:10

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

James 3:14

If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not following the Spirit. You are jealous of each other, and you are always arguing with each other. This shows that you are still following your own selfish desires. You are acting like ordinary people of the world.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.

Titus 3:3

In the past we were foolish too. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to the many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We lived doing evil and being jealous. People hated us and we hated each other.

Galatians 5:21

being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom.

John 4:8

This happened while his followers were in town buying some food.

John 4:3

So he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. They do this because they are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

Psalm 106:16

The people became jealous of Moses. They became jealous of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

Job 13:19

If anyone can prove I am wrong, I will shut up and wait to die.

Job 3:11

Why didn’t I die when I was born? Why didn’t I die as I came from my mother’s womb?

1 Kings 19:4

and walked for a whole day into the desert. Then he sat down under a bush and asked to die. He said, “I have had enough, Lord! Take my life. I am no better than my ancestors.”

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered, “Are you afraid the people will think that I am not the leader now? I wish that all the Lord’s people were able to prophesy. I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit on all of them!”

Numbers 11:15

If you plan to continue giving me their troubles, kill me now. If you accept me as your servant, let me die now. Then I will be finished with all my troubles!”

Proverbs 30:16

the place of death, a woman with no children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire that will never stop by itself.

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was so sad that she cried the whole time she was praying to the Lord.