Genesis 37:35

New Century Version

All of his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he could not be comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob cried for his son Joseph.

Cross References

Genesis 25:8

He breathed his last breath and died at an old age, after a long and satisfying life.

Genesis 31:43

Laban said to Jacob, “These girls are my daughters. Their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. Everything you see here belongs to me, but I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children.

Genesis 35:29

So Isaac breathed his last breath and died when he was very old, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 42:31

but we told him that we were honest men, not spies.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “I will not allow Benjamin to go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only son left from my wife Rachel. I am afraid something terrible might happen to him during the trip to Egypt. Then I would be sad until the day I die.”

Genesis 45:28

Israel said, “Now I believe you. My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 48:11

He said to Joseph, “I thought I would never see you alive again, and now God has let me see you and also your children.”

2 Samuel 12:17

The elders of David’s family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them.

2 Samuel 12:23

But now that the baby is dead, why should I fast? I can’t bring him back to life. Someday I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me.”

2 Samuel 19:1

People told Joab, “Look, the king is sad and crying because of Absalom.”

1 Chronicles 7:22

Their father Ephraim cried for them many days, and his family came to comfort him.

Job 2:11

Now Job had three friends: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When these friends heard about Job’s troubles, they agreed to meet and visit him. They wanted to show their concern and to comfort him.

Psalm 77:2

I look for the Lord on the day of trouble. All night long I reach out my hands, but I cannot be comforted.

Psalm 77:3

When I remember God, I become upset; when I think, I become afraid.Selah

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever work you do, do your best, because you are going to the grave, where there is no working, no planning, no knowledge, and no wisdom.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: “A voice was heard in Ramah of painful crying and deep sadness: Rachel crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because her children are dead!”