Genesis 30:2

New Living Translation

Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”

Cross References

Genesis 16:2

So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal.

Genesis 20:18

For the Lord had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah.

Genesis 25:21

Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.

Genesis 31:36

Then Jacob became very angry, and he challenged Laban. “What’s my crime?” he demanded. “What have I done wrong to make you chase after me as though I were a criminal?

Genesis 50:19

But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you?

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”

Psalm 113:9

He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

Exodus 32:19

When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.

Matthew 5:22

But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Mark 3:5

He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!

Luke 1:42

Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed.

Ephesians 4:26

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,

1 Samuel 1:5

And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.