Verse 15

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.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 14:15 : 15 Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba; [which Arba was] the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.
• Judg 3:11 : 11 The land had rest forty years. Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
• 2 Sam 7:1 : 1 It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
• Ps 81:6 : 6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.
• Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.
• Matt 23:4 : 4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.