Genesis 42:36

New English Translation

Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

Cross References

Genesis 42:37

Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you.”

Genesis 43:14

May the sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.”

Genesis 44:12

Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack!

Genesis 45:28

Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

Job 7:7

Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.

Psalm 34:19

The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

Isaiah 27:9

So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.

Isaiah 38:10

“I thought, ‘In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Jeremiah 31:15

The Lord says, “A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

Matthew 14:31

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

1 Corinthians 10:13

No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

1 Samuel 27:1

David thought to himself, “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”