Genesis 43:9
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 43
“I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:”Genesis 43:9
What Does Genesis 43:9 Mean?
Genesis 43:9 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 43, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Genesis 43:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 6:1“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”Genesis 42:37“And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”Genesis 27:13“And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.”Genesis 44:32“For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.”Job 17:3“Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?”Philemon 1:18“If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;”Genesis 9:5“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”Genesis 31:39“That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.”1 Kings 1:21“Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.”Psalms 119:122“Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.”Ezekiel 3:18“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Ezekiel 3:20“Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Ezekiel 33:6“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.”Ezekiel 33:8“When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Luke 11:50“That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;”
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