15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,(A)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(B)
    and submit to forced labor.(C)

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They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(A)

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18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare(B) and every shoulder made raw.(C) Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.

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“I removed the burden(A) from their shoulders;(B)
    their hands were set free from the basket.

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God’s Promise to David(A)

After the king was settled in his palace(B) and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies(C) around him,(D)

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11 So the land had peace(A) for forty years,(B) until Othniel son of Kenaz(C) died.

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15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(A) after Arba,(B) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(C) from war.

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