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- Isaiah 58:6 ESV / 52 helpful votes. “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
- Jeremiah 30:8 ESV / 50 helpful votes. “And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
- Genesis 1:26 ESV / 32 helpful votes. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
- Malachi 3:6 ESV / 25 helpful votes. “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
Oct 27, 2020 · Several commentaries I consulted agree with you, such as ESV Study Bible: "Rather than being subdued under the yoke of Assyria, Israel will break the yoke by the fatness of its neck, just like a healthy ox." and Nelson's commentary: "The meaning of anointing oil here is uncertain. If it means “fat,” the image may be of a strong, fattened ox ...
(4) For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden . . . —The text comes in the Hebrew with all the emphasis of position. The yoke of his burden . . . thou hast broken. The phrase suggests a bondage like that of Egypt, where the “task-masters” (the same word as that here rendered “oppressors”) drove the people to their labours with their rods.
Font Size. Jeremiah 28:10-12. Easy-to-Read Version. 10 Jeremiah was wearing a yoke around his neck. The prophet Hananiah took the yoke from Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. 11 Then Hananiah spoke loudly so that all the people could hear him. He said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way, I will break the yoke of King Nebuchadnezzar ...
And the ordinance of their God.”. But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke. And burst the bonds. Matthew 11:29-30. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”.
Jan 4, 2022 · Wearing a yoke of bondage is a fitting metaphor for this slavery because an animal (or person) bound by a yoke must obey its master. Under the Old Testament covenant, the Jews labored under the law in an attempt to be justified or made right before God (Romans 2:13). But under the New Covenant, God’s grace confirmed by the blood of Jesus ...
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Matthew 11:28-30 ESV / 3 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”.
