Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.'
Themes
Candidate » Refuses to make promises
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Rehoboam (first part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Refuses to reform abuses
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
Interlinear
'ab
אב
'ab
father, chief, families, desire, fatherless , forefathers , patrimony, prince, principal
Usage: 1214
Yacaph
Yacar
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 10:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rehoboam's Debacle
10 The young men who had grown up with him answered: This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is heavier than my father's whole body. 11 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.’” 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam two days later, as the king had instructed them.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 1:13-14
They forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves.
Exodus 5:5-9
Pharaoh added: Look how many people there are in the land! Do you want them to quit working?
Exodus 5:18
Get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks.
1 Samuel 8:18
You will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. Jehovah will not answer you when that day comes.
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with my people. I profaned my heritage and gave them into your hand. You did not show mercy to them. You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
Isaiah 58:6
Is this not the fast I choose to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke?
Jeremiah 28:13-14
Go and tell Hananiah: 'Jehovah has said, You may be able to break a wooden yoke, but he will replace it with an iron yoke.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me. I am meek (mild) and humble in heart. You will have a restful life,
Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any way hurt you.
Revelation 9:3
Out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth. Power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:5
The locusts were not to kill them, but should torment them for five months: and their torment was the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a man.
Revelation 9:10
Their tails were like scorpions' tails, for there were stings in their tails. They had power to hurt men five months.