Genesis 30:1

World Messianic Bible British Edition

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 37:11

His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. Then he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough. Now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”

Job 13:19

Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.

Job 3:11

“Why didn’t I die from the womb? Why didn’t I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?

Job 5:2

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

Psalm 106:16

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s holy one.

Proverbs 14:30

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw all the labour and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Numbers 11:15

If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favour in your sight; and don’t let me see my wretchedness.”

Numbers 11:29

Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”

John 4:3

he left Judea and departed into Galilee.

John 4:8

For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions amongst you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

Galatians 5:21

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practise such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

Titus 3:3

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

1 Samuel 1:10

She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.