Genesis 16:12

Good News Translation

But your son will live like a wild donkey; he will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will live apart from all his relatives.”

Cross References

Genesis 21:20

God was with the boy as he grew up; he lived in the wilderness of Paran and became a skillful hunter.

Genesis 25:18

The descendants of Ishmael lived in the territory between Havilah and Shur, to the east of Egypt on the way to Assyria. They lived apart from the other descendants of Abraham.

Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword, But be your brother's slave. Yet when you rebel, You will break away from his control.”

Genesis 37:25

While they were eating, they suddenly saw a group of Ishmaelites traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were loaded with spices and resins.

Job 11:12

Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.

Job 24:5

So the poor, like wild donkeys, search for food in the dry wilderness; nowhere else can they find food for their children.