15 He saw that rest was good,
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed (A)his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.

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(A)For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

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18 “Son of man, (A)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made (B)bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.

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“I removed his shoulder from the burden;
His hands were freed from the baskets.

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God’s Covenant with David(A)

Now it came to pass (B)when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

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11 So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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15 And (A)the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim).

(B)Then the land had rest from war.

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