Genesis 49:15
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15 He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and (A)became a servant at forced labor.
Matthew 23:4
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4 (A)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
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- Matthew 23:4 Some manuscripts omit hard to bear
Ezekiel 29:18
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18 (A)“Son of man, (B)Nebuchadnezzar 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 her.
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Psalm 81:6
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- Psalm 81:6 Hebrew his; also next line
2 Samuel 7:1
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The Lord's Covenant with David
7 (A)Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord (B)had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
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Judges 3:11
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11 (A)So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
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Joshua 14:15
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15 (A)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (B)And the land had rest from war.
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- Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
- Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He
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