Genesis 31:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:40 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:40 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Genesis 31:40 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:40
“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:)”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:40: day, night, sleep
“And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:40: thus, day, mine
“Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. another: Heb. a stranger though...: or, my reins within me are consumed with earnest desire (for that day within...: Heb. in my bosom”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:40: day, consumed, mine
“Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. with...: or, from the thrum”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:40: day, night, departed
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh...: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:40: day, night, mine
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