Genesis 49:15 - Y'all Version Bible He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he saw that rest was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant unto tribute. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he saw that rest was good and that the land was pleasant; and he bowed his shoulder to bear [his burdens] and became a servant to tribute [subjected to forced labor]. American Standard Version (1901) And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork. Common English Bible He saw that a resting place was good and that the land was pleasant. He lowered his shoulder to haul loads and joined the work gangs. Catholic Public Domain Version He saw that rest would be good, and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry, and he became a servant under tribute. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent. And he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute. |
When the king lived in his house, and YHWH had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
“I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.
The hands of the diligent will rule, but laziness leads to slave labor.
“The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword not of humankind will devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.
“Son of humanity, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet he had no wages, nor did his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.
They tie up heavy, grievous burdens and lay them on the shoulders of humans, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.