Genesis 37:35

35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will 1go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.

Genesis 37:35 In-Context

33 Then he examined it and said, "It is my son's tunic. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"
34 So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh's officer, the captain of the bodyguard.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 25:8; Genesis 35:29; Genesis 42:38; Genesis 44:29, 31
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