When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
Genesis 30:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. ‘Give me sons, or I will die! ’ she said to Jacob. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition WHEN RACHEL saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I will die! American Standard Version (1901) And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Common English Bible When Rachel realized that she could bear Jacob no children, Rachel became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children! If you don’t, I may as well be dead.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, "Give me children, otherwise I will die." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die. |
When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, ‘I have had enough! Lord, take my life, for I’m no better than my ancestors.’
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.
Sheol; a childless womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, ‘Enough! ’
I saw that all labour and all skilful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. ,
If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me here and now, if I have found favour with you, and don’t let me see my misery any more.’
But Moses asked him, ‘Are you jealous on my account? If only all the Lord’s people were prophets and the Lord would place his Spirit on them! ’
because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife , among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans?
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.
envy, , drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things #– #as I warned you before #– #that those who practise such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.
Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely? ,