Genesis 49:15

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

Genesis 49:14

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

Genesis 49:16

“Dan will be a ruler for his people. They will be like the other tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord kept him safe from all his enemies.

Psalm 81:6

“I took the burdens off your backs; I let you put down your loads of bricks.

Proverbs 12:24

Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.

Isaiah 31:8

Assyria will be destroyed in war, but not by human power. The Assyrians will run from battle, and their young men will be made slaves.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Mortal man,” he said, “King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia launched an attack on Tyre. He made his soldiers carry such heavy loads that their heads were rubbed bald and their shoulders were worn raw, but neither the king nor his army got anything for all their trouble.

Matthew 23:4

They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.

Joshua 14:15

Before this, Hebron was called the city of Arba. (Arba had been the greatest of the Anakim.) There was now peace in the land.

Judges 3:11

There was peace in the land for forty years, and then Othniel died.