Genesis 49:15

New King James Version

He saw that rest was good, And that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, And became a band of slaves.

Cross References

Matthew 23:4

For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.

Psalm 81:6

“I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.

2 Samuel 7:1

Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

Judges 3:11

So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.

Genesis 49:14

“Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between two burdens;

Genesis 49:16

“Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

Isaiah 31:8

“Then Assyria shall fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of mankind shall devour him. But he shall flee from the sword, And his young men shall become forced labor.