Genesis 47:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:19 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:19 — KJV
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
— Genesis 47:19 (KJV)
Genesis 47:19 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 47:19
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:19: before, thine, eyes
“Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:19: thine, land, servants
“And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:19: before, eyes, land
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:19: before, both, seed
“And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:19: thine, eyes, land
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