1 Kings 12:11
And now, where my father put a grievous yoke upon you, I will make it heavier. For where my father corrected you with scourges, I will chastise you with scorpions."
Exodus 1:13-14
And the Egyptians held the children of Israel in bondage without mercy,
Exodus 5:5-9
And Pharaoh said furthermore, "Behold, there is much people in the land, and ye make them play and let their work stand."
Exodus 5:18
Go therefore and work, for there shall no straw be given you, and yet see that ye deliver the whole tale of brick."
1 Samuel 8:18
And when ye cry out at that time upon your king which ye shall have chosen you, the LORD will not hear you at that day."
1 Kings 12:14
and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke grievous, but I will make it grievouser. For where my father chastised you with whips, I will chastise you with scorpions."
2 Chronicles 16:10
Whereupon Asa was wroth with the seer and put him in the converting house, for he was displeased with him because of that. Moreover Asa oppressed certain of the people the same season.
Isaiah 58:6
Or is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? To loose wicked bonds, and to unbind bundles of oppression? And to let the bruised go free? And that ye should break all manner yokes?
Jeremiah 27:11
But the people that put their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will let remain still in their own land, sayeth the LORD, and they shall occupy it, and dwell therein.'"
Jeremiah 28:13-14
"Go, and tell Hananiah these words, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: Thou hast broken the chain of wood, but instead of wood thou shalt make chains of iron.
Ezekiel 2:6
"Therefore, thou son of man, fear them not; neither be afraid of their words: for they shall rebel against thee, and despise thee. Yea, thou shalt dwell among scorpions. But fear not their words, be not abashed at their looks: for it is a froward household.
Revelation 9:3-10
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: And unto them was given power as the scorpions of the earth have power.