Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And now my father loaded upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add upon your yoke: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions.

New American Standard Bible

Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Now therefore, my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.’”

International Standard Version

Not only that, but since my father loaded you down heavily, I'm going to add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I'm going to do so with scorpions!'"

A Conservative Version

And now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I with scorpions.

American Standard Version

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Amplified

Now my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, but I will add [more weight] to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions (extremely painful scourges).’”

Bible in Basic English

If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.

Darby Translation

and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

So now, my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, but I myself will add to the yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I myself [will do so] with scorpions.'"

Modern King James verseion

And now my father put a heavy yoke on you, and I will surely add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For where my father put a heavy yoke upon you I will put more thereto, and where my father chastised you with whips I will chastise you with scorpions.'"

NET Bible

My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.'"

New Heart English Bible

Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'"

The Emphasized Bible

Now, therefore, my father, laid upon you a heavy yoke, but, I, will add to your yoke, - My father, chastised you with whips, but, I, with scorpions,

Webster

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.

World English Bible

Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.'"

Youngs Literal Translation

and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I -- I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עתּה 
`attah 
Usage: 431

put
עמשׂ עמס 
`amac 
Usage: 9

a heavy
כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

עול על 
`ol 
Usage: 40

upon you, I will put more
יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

to your yoke
עול על 
`ol 
Usage: 40

you with whips
שׁוט 
Showt 
Usage: 11

Verse Info

Context Readings

Rehoboam's Debacle

10 And the children which grew up with him will speak with him, saying, Thou shalt say thus to the people who spake to thee, saying, Thy father made heavy our yoke, and lighten thou from us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger thick above my father's loins. 11 And now my father loaded upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add upon your yoke: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions. 12 And Jeroboam will come, and all the people, to Rehoboam, in the third day, as the king spake, saying, Turn back to me in the third day.

Cross References

Exodus 1:13-14

And the Egyptians will make the sons of Israel serve by oppression.

Exodus 5:5-9

And Pharaoh will say, Behold, many now are the people of the land, and ye turned them away from their burdens.

Exodus 5:18

And now go, work; and straw shall not be given to you, and ye shall give the measure of bricks.

1 Samuel 8:18

And ye cried out in that day from before your king which ye chose to yourselves; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry against my people; I defiled my inheritances, and I will give them into thine hand, and thou didst not set mercy to them; upon the old thou didst make heavy thy yoke greatly.

Isaiah 58:6

Is not this the fast I shall choose? to loose the bands of injustice, to shake off the bundles of the yoke, and to send away the broken free, and ye shall break every yoke?

Jeremiah 28:13-14

Go and say to Hananiah, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Thou didst break the staves of wood; but make instead of them staves of iron.

Matthew 11:29

Lift up my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and humble in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.

Luke 10:19

Behold, I give you power to tread above serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy and nothing shall hurt you.

Revelation 9:3

And out of the smoke came forth locusts into the earth: and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Revelation 9:5

And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tortured five months: and their torture as the torture of a scorpion, when he should strike a man.

Revelation 9:10

And they have tails as scorpions, and goads were in their tails: and their power to injure men five months.

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