9 occurrences

'Hireling' in the Bible

It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years: and Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.

Verse ConceptsValuesSix YearsHardship

As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

Verse ConceptsMonotonySlaves

Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

Verse ConceptsHiringHirelingsLeave Them Alone

But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

Verse ConceptsInferiorityHirelingsPowerlessnessThree YearsSurvivors ThreatenedLosing Honour

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

Verse ConceptsendThe Glory Of ManOne YearLosing Honour

He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them :

Verse ConceptsSatan, Compared With AnimalsUnfaithful MinistersScattered Like SheepMen Similar To AnimalsWolvesPeople Abandoning People

he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Verse ConceptsServants, Bad

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