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Gen 16:12 — And he will be a wild man; his hand [will be] against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

be a		Gen 21:20; Job 11:12; Job 39:5-8
wild		"The word rendered ""wild"" also denotes the ""wild ass;"" the description of which animal in Job 39:5-8, affords the very best representation of the wandering, lawless, freebooting life of the Bedouin and other Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael."
his hand		Gen 27:40
he shall		Gen 25:18

Correlating Passages

be a

	Gen 21:20	And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
	Job 11:12	For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass's colt.
	Job 39:5	Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
	Job 39:6	Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
	Job 39:7	He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
	Job 39:8	The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

wild

	Job 39:5	Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
	Job 39:6	Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
	Job 39:7	He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
	Job 39:8	The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

his hand

Gen 27:40

And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

he shall

Gen 25:18

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 16:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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