Genesis 49:15

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labor.

Cross References

Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong ass, crouching between the sheepfolds;

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:1

Now when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

Psalm 81:6

“I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Isaiah 31:8

“And the Assyrian shall fall by a sword, not of man; and a sword, not of man, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be put to forced labor.

Ezekiel 29:18

“Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare; yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against it.

Matthew 23:4

They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

Joshua 14:15

Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

So the land had rest forty years. Then Othni-el the son of Kenaz died.