But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
Parallel translations
- WEB The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is so, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh.
- KJV And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
- NKJV But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
- NASB But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why am I in this condition?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
- NLT But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.
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Quick answer
The twins struggle in Rebekah's womb, and she seeks Yahweh for understanding.
Overview
The painful prenatal conflict troubles Rebekah, who rightly takes her distress to the Lord in inquiry. Her turning to God rather than mere human counsel models faith amid confusion. The struggle foreshadows the lifelong rivalry of the two nations descending from her sons.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Sam 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
- 1 Sam 30:8and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
- 1 Sam 10:22So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
- 1 Sam 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
- Ezek 20:31When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
- Ezek 36:37This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
- 1 Sam 22:15Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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