Genesis 49:15

New International Reader's Version

He sees how good his resting place is. He sees that his land is pleasant. So he will carry a heavy load on his back. He will obey when he’s forced to work.

Cross References

Genesis 49:14

“Issachar is like a wild donkey lying down among the sheep pens.

Genesis 49:16

“Dan will do what is fair for his people. He will do it as one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

The king moved into his palace. The Lord had given him peace and rest from all his enemies around him.

Psalm 81:6

The voice said, “I removed the load from your shoulders. I set your hands free from carrying heavy baskets.

Proverbs 12:24

Hands that work hard will rule. But people who are lazy will be forced to work.

Isaiah 31:8

The Lord says, “The Assyrians will be killed by swords. But the swords that kill them will not be used by human beings. The Assyrians will run away from those swords. But their young men will be caught and forced to work hard.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, King Nebuchadnezzar drove his army in a hard military campaign. The campaign was against Tyre. Their helmets rubbed their heads bare. The heavy loads they carried made their shoulders raw. But he and his army did not gain anything from the campaign he led against Tyre.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry. Then they put them on other people’s shoulders. But they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.

Joshua 14:15

Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. It was named after Arba. He was the greatest man among the Anakites. So the land had peace and rest.

Judges 3:11

So the land was at peace for 40 years. Then Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.