Genesis 27:46

New International Reader's Version

Then Rebekah spoke to Isaac. She said, “I’m sick of living because of Esau’s Hittite wives. Suppose Jacob also marries a Hittite woman. If he does, my life won’t be worth living.”

Cross References

Genesis 24:3

The Lord is the God of heaven and the God of earth. I want you to make a promise to me in his name. I’m living among the people of Canaan. But I want you to promise me that you won’t get a wife for my son from their daughters.

Genesis 28:8

Then Esau realized how much his father Isaac disliked Canaanite women.

1 Kings 19:4

Then he traveled for one day into the desert. He came to a small bush. He sat down under it. He prayed that he would die. “Lord, I’ve had enough,” he said. “Take my life. I’m no better than my people of long ago.”

Job 14:13

“I wish you would hide me in a grave! I wish you would cover me up until your anger passes by! I wish you would set the time for me to spend in the grave and then bring me back up!

Job 7:16

I hate my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone. My days don’t mean anything to me.

Jonah 4:3

Lord, take away my life. I’d rather die than live.”

Jonah 4:9

But God spoke to Jonah. God said, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” Jonah said. “In fact, I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”

Numbers 11:15

Is this how you are going to treat me? If you are pleased with me, just put me to death right now. Don’t let me live if I have to see myself destroyed anyway.”