Overview
The Bible addresses yoke, figurative across 14 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Isaiah and Lamentations. Closely related themes include Afflicted Saints, Penitent, Afflictions and Adversities and Assyria. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Jeremiah.
Key Bible verses about yoke, figurative
Old Testament
Isaiah
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. For: or, When thou brakest
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. be taken: Heb. remove
Jeremiah
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. transgress: or, serve
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. captives: Heb. captivity
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
Lamentations
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
New Testament
Matthew
People in the Bible and yoke, figurative
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying yoke, figurative for yourself
- Begin with Leviticus 26:13, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Jeremiah, Isaiah and Lamentations each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Jeremiah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Afflicted Saints, Penitent, Afflictions and Adversities and Assyria.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about yoke, figurative?
The Bible addresses yoke, figurative across 14 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Isaiah and Lamentations. Closely related themes include Afflicted Saints, Penitent, Afflictions and Adversities and Assyria. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Jeremiah.
How many Bible verses are about yoke, figurative?
The Bible references yoke, figurative in 14 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention yoke, figurative?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 26:13: “I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with yoke, figurative?
Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Jeremiah.
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