Genesis 49:15

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant; and he bowed his shoulder to bear [his burdens] and became a servant to tribute [subjected to forced labor].

Cross References

Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong-boned donkey crouching down between the sheepfolds.

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

WHEN KING David dwelt in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

Psalm 81:6

I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Isaiah 31:8

Then the Assyrian shall fall by a sword not of man; and a sword, not of men [but of God], shall devour him. And he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be subjected to forced labor.

Ezekiel 29:18

Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to render heavy service [at My bidding] against Tyre; every [soldier's] head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [with carrying loads of earth and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no remuneration from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended in the thirteen years' siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy loads, hard to bear, and place them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.

Joshua 14:15

The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]. This Arba was the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

And the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.