2 Chronicles 10:4
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Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
In other translations
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Hebrew words
אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1הִקְשָׁהhikshahhe made hardH7185אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֻלֵּנוּ'ulenuyoke ourH5923וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258הָקֵלhakellightenH7043מֵעֲבֹדַתme'avodatsome of [the] labor ofH5656אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1הַקָּשָׁהhakashah<the> hardH7186וּמֵעֻלּוֹume'uloand some of yoke hisH5923הַכָּבֵדhakaved<the> heavyH3515אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834נָתַןnatanhe putH5414עָלֵינוּ'aleinuon usH5921וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ׃vena'avdekaand we will serve youH5647
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 12:4Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
- 1 Kings 4:25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
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- Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
- Exodus 1:13-1413 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
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- 1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
- Matthew 11:29-3029 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
- Matthew 23:4For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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