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Genesis 31:38-42

38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.

40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

41 It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”

Cross References for Genesis 31:38-42

Genesis 30:27 - But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divi... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:27

Genesis 30:30 - The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:30 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:30

Genesis 27:44 - Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides. Click to read the verse Genesis 27:44 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:44

Genesis 31:41 - It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years ... Click to read the verse Genesis 31:41 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:41

Genesis 30:39 - they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spot... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:39 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:39

Ezekiel 34:2-4 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 34:2-4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 34:2-4

Deuteronomy 28:4 - The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livest... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:4

Exodus 23:26 - and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span. Click to read the verse Exodus 23:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:26

Zechariah 11:16 - For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the... Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:16 Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:16