Genesis 16:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:18 : 18 And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.
  • Job 39:5-8 : 5 Is the number of their months fixed by you? or is the time when they give birth ordered by you? 6 They are bent down, they give birth to their young, they let loose the fruit of their body. 7 Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again. 8 Who has let the ass of the fields go free? or made loose the bands of the loud-voiced beast?
  • Gen 21:20 : 20 And God was with the boy, and he became tall and strong, and he became a bowman, living in the waste land.
  • Gen 27:40 : 40 By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.
  • Job 11:12 : 12 And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

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