Genesis 49:14

Good News Translation

“Issachar is no better than a donkey That lies stretched out between its saddlebags.

Cross References

Genesis 30:18

Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband”; so she named her son Issachar.

Genesis 49:15

But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.

Psalm 68:13

figures of doves covered with silver, whose wings glittered with fine gold. (Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?)

Psalm 78:70

He chose his servant David; he took him from the pastures,

Numbers 32:16

They approached Moses and said, “First, allow us to build stone enclosures here for our sheep and fortified towns for our dependents.

Deuteronomy 33:18

About the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar he said: “May Zebulun be prosperous in their trade on the sea, And may Issachar's wealth increase at home.

Judges 10:1

After Abimelech's death Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to free Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar and lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.