Genesis 31:40
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”Genesis 31:40
What Does Genesis 31:40 Mean?
Genesis 31:40 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 31, verse 40 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 31:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 30:39“And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.”Exodus 2:19“And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.”Exodus 3:1“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.”Deuteronomy 26:5“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”Psalms 78:70“He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:”Proverbs 31:18“She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.”Hosea 12:12“And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.”Luke 2:8“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”John 21:15“So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.”Hebrews 13:7“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”1 Peter 5:2“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”Job 24:7“They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.”Ecclesiastes 8:16“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”Song of Solomon 5:2“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”Jeremiah 36:30“Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.”
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