Genesis 49:15

New Living Translation

When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.

Cross References

Genesis 49:14

“Issachar is a sturdy donkey, resting between two saddlepacks.

Genesis 49:16

“Dan will govern his people, like any other tribe in Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,

Psalm 81:6

“Now I will take the load from your shoulders; I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.

Proverbs 12:24

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Isaiah 31:8

“The Assyrians will be destroyed, but not by the swords of men. The sword of God will strike them, and they will panic and flee. The strong young Assyrians will be taken away as captives.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors’ heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work.

Matthew 23:4

They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.

Joshua 14:15

(Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.