Genesis 27:34

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“When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!””

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BSBPD

“When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, `Bless me, me also, O my father;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 27:34 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 30:4So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
  2. Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
  3. Proverbs 1:24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
  4. Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  5. Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
  6. Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
  7. Hebrews 12:17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

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