Genesis 49:15
"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."
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- Matthew 23:4
"For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers."
Read in chapter → - Joshua 14:15
"And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 7:1
"And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 81:6
"I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots."
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 29:18
"Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:"
Read in chapter → - Judges 3:11
"And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."
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