And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
All of Jacob's sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he wouldn't accept their comfort. He said, 'I will go to my grave mourning for my son.' And so his father continued to weep for him.
Jacob was so devastated by Joseph's apparent death that he refused all comfort from his family and declared he would mourn until he died.
📚 Historical Context
This verse follows Jacob's reaction to seeing Joseph's bloodied coat, which his other sons had presented as evidence that Joseph was killed by a wild animal. In reality, they had sold Joseph into slavery but couldn't bring themselves to tell their father the truth. In ancient times, mourning was often a prolonged, community affair, but Jacob's grief was so deep that he rejected all attempts at consolation.
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