Genesis 16:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Ishmael will be wild and free like a wild donkey. He will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will move from place to place and camp near his brothers.”

Cross References

Genesis 25:18

His descendants settled throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur. This area begins near Egypt and goes toward Assyria. Ishmael’s people were often at war with the other descendants of Abraham.

Genesis 21:20

God continued to be with the boy while he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became a hunter. He learned to shoot a bow very well.

Job 11:12

A wild donkey cannot give birth to a man, and a stupid person will never become wise.

Genesis 27:40

You will have to fight to live, and you will be a slave to your brother. But when you fight to be free, you will break away from his control.”

Genesis 37:25

While Joseph was in the well, the brothers sat down to eat. They looked up and saw a group of traders traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were carrying many different spices and riches.

Job 24:5

“The poor are like wild donkeys that go out to the desert to find food. From morning to night they work to gather food for their children.