Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Bible References

I will put

Exodus 1:13
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
Exodus 5:5
Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are so numerous, and you would stop them from working.”
1 Samuel 8:18
When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you’ve chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you on that day.”
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
Isaiah 58:6
Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?
Jeremiah 28:13
“Go say to Hananiah: This is what the Lord says, ‘You broke a wooden yoke bar, but in its place you will make an iron yoke bar.’
Matthew 11:29
All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

Scorpions

Luke 10:19
Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will ever harm you.
Revelation 9:3
Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth, and power was given to them like the power that scorpions have on the earth.

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