Genesis 31:27-29

Living Bible

²⁷ Why didn’t you give me a chance to have a farewell party, with singing and orchestra and harp? ²⁸ Why didn’t you let me kiss my grandchildren and tell them good-bye? This is a strange way to act. ²⁹ I could crush you, but the God of your father appeared to me last night and told me, ‘Be careful not to be too hard on Jacob!’