Bible Cross References
when Rachel
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless.
Rachel envied
Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
1 Samuel 1:4-8
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Each time Elkanah offered his sacrifice, he would give one share of the meat to Peninnah and one share to each of her children.
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And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the LORD had kept her from having children.
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Peninnah, her rival, would torment and humiliate her, because the LORD had kept her childless.
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This went on year after year; whenever they went to the house of the LORD, Peninnah would upset Hannah so much that she would cry and refuse to eat anything.
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Her husband Elkanah would ask her, "Hannah, why are you crying? Why won't you eat? Why are you always so sad? Don't I mean more to you than ten sons?"
Psalm 106:16
There in the desert they were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the LORD's holy servant.
Proverbs 14:30
Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
1 Corinthians 3:3
because you still live as the people of this world live. When there is jealousy among you and you quarrel with one another, doesn't this prove that you belong to this world, living by its standards?
Galatians 5:21
they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.
James 3:14
But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
James 4:5
Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, "The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires."
or else I die
Genesis 35:16-19
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Jacob and his family left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, the time came for Rachel to have her baby, and she was having difficult labor.
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When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, Rachel; it's another boy."
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But she was dying, and as she breathed her last, she named her son Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.
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When Rachel died, she was buried beside the road to Ephrath, now known as Bethlehem.
Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
Numbers 11:15
If you are going to treat me like this, have pity on me and kill me, so that I won't have to endure your cruelty any longer."
Numbers 11:29
Moses answered, "Are you concerned about my interests? I wish that the LORD would give his spirit to all his people and make all of them shout like prophets!"
1 Kings 19:4
Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die. "It's too much, LORD," he prayed. "Take away my life; I might as well be dead!"
Job 3:1-3
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Finally Job broke the silence and cursed the day on which he had been born.
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O God, put a curse on the day I was born; put a curse on the night when I was conceived!
Job 3:11-3
Job 3:20-22
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Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief ?
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They wait for death, but it never comes; they prefer a grave to any treasure.
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They are not happy till they are dead and buried;
Job 5:2
To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.
Job 13:19
Are you coming to accuse me, God? If you do, I am ready to be silent and die.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
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Curse the day I was born! Forget the day my mother gave me birth!
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Curse the one who made my father glad by bringing him the news, "It's a boy! You have a son!"
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May he be like those cities that the LORD destroyed without mercy. May he hear cries of pain in the morning and the battle alarm at noon,
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for not killing me before I was born. Then my mother's womb would have been my grave.
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Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?
John 4:3
So when Jesus heard what was being said, he left Judea and went back to Galilee;
John 4:8
(His disciples had gone into town to buy food.)
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.