Verse 4

Thy father{H1} made our yoke{H5923} grievous{H7185}{(H8689)}: now therefore ease{H7043}{(H8685)} thou somewhat the grievous{H7186} servitude{H5656} of thy father{H1}, and his heavy{H3515} yoke{H5923} that he put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon us, and we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 1:13-14 : 13 And the Egyptians{H4714} made{H5647} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} to serve{H5647}{(H8686)} with rigour{H6531}: 14 And they made{H4843} their lives{H2416} bitter{H4843}{(H8762)} with hard{H7186} bondage{H5656}, in morter{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}{(H8804)}, was with rigour{H6531}.
  • Exod 2:23 : 23 And it came to pass in process{H1992}{H7227} of time{H3117}, that the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} died{H4191}{(H8799)}: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} sighed{H584}{(H8735)} by reason of{H4480} the bondage{H5656}, and they cried{H2199}{(H8799)}, and their cry{H7775} came up{H5927}{(H8799)} unto God{H430} by reason of the bondage{H5656}.
  • 1 Sam 8:11-18 : 11 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, This will be the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} over you: He will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your sons{H1121}, and appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} them for himself, for his chariots{H4818}, and to be his horsemen{H6571}; and some shall run{H7323}{(H8804)} before{H6440} his chariots{H4818}. 12 And he will appoint{H7760}{(H8800)} him captains{H8269} over thousands{H505}, and captains{H8269} over fifties{H2572}; and will set them to ear{H2790}{(H8800)} his ground{H2758}, and to reap{H7114}{(H8800)} his harvest{H7105}, and to make{H6213}{(H8800)} his instruments{H3627} of war{H4421}, and instruments{H3627} of his chariots{H7393}. 13 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your daughters{H1323} to be confectionaries{H7548}, and to be cooks{H2879}, and to be bakers{H644}{(H8802)}. 14 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your fields{H7704}, and your vineyards{H3754}, and your oliveyards{H2132}, even the best{H2896} of them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} them to his servants{H5650}. 15 And he will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your seed{H2233}, and of your vineyards{H3754}, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} to his officers{H5631}, and to his servants{H5650}. 16 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your menservants{H5650}, and your maidservants{H8198}, and your goodliest{H2896} young men{H970}, and your asses{H2543}, and put{H6213}{(H8804)} them to his work{H4399}. 17 He will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your sheep{H6629}: and ye shall be his servants{H5650}. 18 And ye shall cry out{H2199}{(H8804)} in that day{H3117} because{H6440} of your king{H4428} which ye shall have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} you; and the LORD{H3068} will not hear{H6030}{(H8799)} you in that day{H3117}.
  • 1 Kgs 4:20 : 20 Judah{H3063} and Israel{H3478} were many{H7227}, as the sand{H2344} which is by the sea{H3220} in multitude{H7230}, eating{H398}{(H8802)} and drinking{H8354}{(H8802)}, and making merry{H8056}.
  • 1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 And Judah{H3063} and Israel{H3478} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} safely{H983}, every man{H376} under his vine{H1612} and under his fig tree{H8384}, from Dan{H1835} even to Beersheba{H884}, all the days{H3117} of Solomon{H8010}.
  • 1 Kgs 5:15 : 15 And Solomon{H8010} had threescore and ten{H7657} thousand{H505} that bare{H5375}{(H8802)} burdens{H5449}, and fourscore{H8084} thousand{H505} hewers{H2672}{(H8802)} in the mountains{H2022};
  • 1 Kgs 9:22 : 22 But of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} did Solomon{H8010} make{H5414}{(H8804)} no bondmen{H5650}: but they were men{H582} of war{H4421}, and his servants{H5650}, and his princes{H8269}, and his captains{H7991}, and rulers{H8269} of his chariots{H7393}, and his horsemen{H6571}.
  • 1 Kgs 12:4 : 4 Thy father{H1} made{H7185} our yoke{H5923} grievous{H7185}{(H8689)}: now therefore make thou the grievous{H7186} service{H5656} of thy father{H1}, and his heavy{H3515} yoke{H5923} which he put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon us, lighter{H7043}{(H8685)}, and we will serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee.
  • Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth{H7107}{(H8804)} with my people{H5971}, I have polluted{H2490}{(H8765)} mine inheritance{H5159}, and given{H5414}{(H8799)} them into thine hand{H3027}: thou didst shew{H7760}{(H8804)} them no mercy{H7356}; upon the ancient{H2205} hast thou very{H3966} heavily{H3513}{(H8689)} laid thy yoke{H5923}.
  • Matt 11:29-30 : 29 Take{G142}{(G5657)} my{G3450} yoke{G2218} upon{G1909} you{G5209}, and{G2532} learn{G3129}{(G5628)} of{G575} me{G1700}; for{G3754} I am{G1510}{(G5748)} meek{G4235} and{G2532} lowly{G5011} in heart{G2588}: and{G2532} ye shall find{G2147}{(G5692)} rest{G372} unto your{G5216} souls{G5590}. 30 For{G1063} my{G3450} yoke{G2218} is easy{G5543}, and{G2532} my{G3450} burden{G5413} is{G2076}{(G5748)} light{G1645}.
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 For{G1063} they bind{G1195}{(G5719)} heavy{G926} burdens{G5413} and{G2532} grievous to be borne{G1419}, and{G2532} lay{G2007}{(G5719)} them on{G1909} men's{G444} shoulders{G5606}; but{G1161} they themselves will{G2309}{(G5719)} not{G3756} move{G2795}{(G5658)} them{G846} with one of their{G846} fingers{G1147}.
  • 1 John 5:3 : 3 For{G1063} this{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the love{G26} of God{G2316}, that{G2443} we keep{G5083}{(G5725)} his{G846} commandments{G1785}: and{G2532} his{G846} commandments{G1785} are{G1526}{(G5748)} not{G3756} grievous{G926}.