Genesis 31:38
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.”Genesis 31:38
What Does Genesis 31:38 Mean?
Genesis 31:38 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 31, verse 38 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Genesis 31:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 30:29“And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.”Ephesians 6:7“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:”Exodus 2:21“And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.”Genesis 27:44“And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;”Genesis 30:26“Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.”Genesis 30:27“And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.”Genesis 30:30“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?”Genesis 30:39“And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.”Genesis 31:6“And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.”Genesis 31:41“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”Exodus 23:26“There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.”Deuteronomy 28:4“Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.”Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?”Proverbs 27:23“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”Zechariah 11:16“For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.”
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