Verse 11

And now whereas my father{H1} did lade{H6006} you with a heavy{H3515} yoke,{H5923} I will add{H3254} to your yoke:{H5923} my father{H1} chastised{H3256} you with whips,{H7752} but I will chastise{H3256} you with scorpions.{H6137}

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 1:13-14 : 13 And the Egyptians{H4714} made{H5647} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} to serve{H5647} with rigor:{H6531} 14 and they made{H4843} their lives{H2416} bitter{H4843} with hard{H7186} service,{H5656} in mortar{H2563} and in brick,{H3843} and in all manner of service{H5656} in the field,{H7704} all their service,{H5656} wherein they made them serve{H5647} with rigor.{H6531}
  • Exod 5:5-9 : 5 And Pharaoh{H6547} said,{H559} Behold, the people{H5971} of the land{H776} are now many,{H7227} and ye make them rest{H7673} from their burdens.{H5450} 6 And the same day{H3117} Pharaoh{H6547} commanded{H6680} the taskmasters{H5065} of the people,{H5971} and their officers,{H7860} saying,{H559} 7 Ye shall no more{H3254} give{H5414} the people{H5971} straw{H8401} to make{H3835} brick,{H3843} as heretofore:{H8032} let them go{H3212} and gather{H7197} straw{H8401} for themselves. 8 And the number{H4971} of the bricks,{H3843} which they did make{H6213} heretofore,{H8032} ye shall lay{H7760} upon them; ye shall not diminish{H1639} aught thereof: for they are idle;{H7503} therefore they cry,{H6817} saying,{H559} Let us go{H3212} and sacrifice{H2076} to our God.{H430} 9 Let heavier work{H5656} be laid{H3513} upon the men,{H582} that they may labor{H6213} therein; and let them not regard{H8159} lying{H8267} words.{H1697}
  • Exod 5:18 : 18 Go{H3212} therefore now, and work;{H5647} for there shall no straw{H8401} be given{H5414} you, yet shall ye deliver{H5414} the number{H8506} of bricks.{H3843}
  • 1 Sam 8:18 : 18 And ye shall cry out{H2199} in that day{H3117} because{H6440} of your king{H4428} whom ye shall have chosen{H977} you; and Jehovah{H3068} will not answer{H6030} you in that day.{H3117}
  • 1 Kgs 12:14 : 14 and spake{H1696} to them after the counsel{H6098} of the young men,{H3206} saying,{H559} My father{H1} made{H3513} your yoke{H5923} heavy,{H3513} but I will add{H3254} to your yoke:{H5923} my father{H1} chastised{H3256} you with whips,{H7752} but I will chastise{H3256} you with scorpions.{H6137}
  • 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Then Asa{H609} was wroth{H3707} with the seer,{H7200} and put{H5414} him in the prison -{H4115} house;{H1004} for he was in a rage{H2197} with him because of this thing. And Asa{H609} oppressed{H7533} some of the people{H5971} at the same time.{H6256}
  • Isa 58:6 : 6 Is not this the fast{H6685} that I have chosen:{H977} to loose{H6605} the bonds{H2784} of wickedness,{H7562} to undo{H5425} the bands{H92} of the yoke,{H4133} and to let the oppressed{H7533} go{H7971} free,{H2670} and that ye break{H5423} every yoke?{H4133}
  • Jer 27:11 : 11 But the nation{H1471} that shall bring{H935} their neck{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and serve{H5647} him, that [nation] will I let remain{H3240} in their own land,{H127} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} and they shall till{H5647} it, and dwell{H3427} therein.
  • Jer 28:13-14 : 13 Go,{H1980} and tell{H559} Hananiah,{H2608} saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Thou hast broken{H7665} the bars{H4133} of wood;{H6086} but thou hast made{H6213} in their stead bars{H4133} of iron.{H1270} 14 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} I have put{H5414} a yoke{H5923} of iron{H1270} upon the neck{H6677} of all these nations,{H1471} that they may serve{H5647} Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon;{H894} and they shall serve{H5647} him: and I have given{H5414} him the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} also.
  • Ezek 2:6 : 6 And thou, son{H1121} of man,{H120} be not afraid{H3372} of them, neither be afraid{H3372} of their words,{H1697} though briers{H5621} and thorns{H5544} are with thee, and thou dost dwell{H3427} among scorpions:{H6137} be not afraid{H3372} of their words,{H1697} nor be dismayed{H2865} at their looks,{H6440} though they are a rebellious{H4805} house.{H1004}
  • Rev 9:3-9 : 3 And{G2532} out{G1537} of the smoke{G2586} came{G1831} forth locusts{G200} upon{G1519} the earth;{G1093} and{G2532} power{G1849} was given{G1325} them,{G846} as{G5613} the scorpions{G4651} of the earth{G1093} have{G2192} power.{G1849} 4 And{G2532} it was said{G4483} unto them{G846} that{G2443} they should{G91} not{G3361} hurt{G91} the grass{G5528} of the earth,{G1093} neither{G3761} any{G3956} green thing,{G5515} neither{G3761} any{G3956} tree,{G1186} but{G1487} only{G3441} such{G3748} men{G444} as have{G2192} not{G3756} the seal{G4973} of God{G2316} on{G1909} their{G846} foreheads.{G3361} 5 And{G2532} it was given{G1325} them{G846} that{G2443} they should{G615} not{G3361} kill{G615} them,{G846} but{G235} that{G2443} they should be tormented{G928} five{G4002} months:{G3376} and{G2532} their{G846} torment{G929} was as{G5613} the torment{G929} of a scorpion,{G4651} when{G3752} it striketh{G3817} a man.{G444} 6 And{G2532} in{G1722} those{G1565} days{G2250} men{G444} shall{G2212} seek{G2212} death,{G2288} and{G2532} shall{G2147} in no{G3756} wise find{G2147} it;{G846} and{G2532} they shall{G2147} desire{G1937} to die,{G599} and{G2532} death{G2288} fleeth from{G575} them.{G846} 7 And{G2532} the shapes{G3667} of the locusts{G200} were like unto{G3664} horses{G2462} prepared{G2090} for{G1519} war;{G4171} and{G2532} upon{G1909} their{G846} heads{G2776} as it were{G5613} crowns{G4735} like{G3664} unto gold,{G5557} and{G2532} their{G846} faces{G4383} were as{G5613} men's{G444} faces.{G4383} 8 And{G2532} they had{G2192} hair{G2359} as{G5613} the hair{G2359} of women,{G1135} and{G2532} their{G846} teeth{G3599} were{G2258} as{G5613} [teeth] of lions.{G3023} 9 And{G2532} they had{G2192} breastplates,{G2382} as it were{G5613} breastplates{G2382} of iron;{G4603} and{G2532} the sound{G5456} of their{G846} wings{G4420} was as{G5613} the sound{G5456} of chariots,{G716} of many{G4183} horses{G2462} rushing{G5143} to{G1519} war.{G4171} 10 And{G2532} they have{G2192} tails{G3769} like{G3664} unto scorpions,{G4651} and{G2532} {G2258} stings;{G2759} and{G2532} in{G1722} their{G846} tails{G3769} is their{G846} power{G1849} to hurt{G91} men{G444} five{G4002} months.{G3376}