Genesis 31:12
Then he said Lift, I pray thee, thine eyes and behold All, the he-goats that are leaping upon the flock are ring-straked, speckled, and dappled,—for I have seen all that Laban, has been doing to thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11And the messenger of God said unto me in a dream, Jacob! and I said, Behold me!
Cross References
Genesis 30:42but, when the flocks were late in bearing, he did not set them,—and so the late-born were Laban’s, but the strong ones Jacob’s.
Exodus 3:7Then said Yahweh, I have, seen, the humiliation of my people, who are in Egypt,—and their outcry, have I heard, by reason of their task-masters, for I know their pains;
Leviticus 19:13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour nor rob [him],—The wages of him that is hired shall not tarry with thee, until the morning.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen! For, thou, mischief and misery, dost discern, to requite with thine own hand, Unto thee, doth, the unfortunate one, give himself up, To the fatherless, thou thyself, hast become a helper.
Psalms 139:3My path and my couch, hast thou examined, and, all my ways, thou well knowest.
Acts 7:34I have, indeed seen, the ill-treatment of my people that is in Egypt, and, unto their groaning, have I hearkened, and have come down to rescue them. Now, therefore, come! I will send thee into Egypt.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:2-17
Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's… Read the whole commentary →