Genesis 49:15 · KJV
“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.”
— Genesis 49:15
Issachar {is} a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
Genesis 49 — Context
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he {shall be} for an haven of ships; and his border {shall be} unto Zidon.
14Issachar {is} a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15And 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.
16Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. {an adder: Heb. an arrow-snake}
Cross References
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;
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.
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:
Judges 3:11
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
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.
Psalms 81:6
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. {were...: Heb. passed away}