Deuteronomy 28:48
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48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he (A)will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
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Deuteronomy 28:48
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48 therefore in hunger and thirst,(A) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke(B) on your neck(C) until he has destroyed you.
Jeremiah 28:13-14
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13 “Go, tell Hananiah, ‘Thus says the Lord: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron. 14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations (A)an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, (B)and they shall serve him, (C)for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.’”
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Jeremiah 28:13-14
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13 “Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron. 14 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke(A) on the necks of all these nations to make them serve(B) Nebuchadnezzar(C) king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I will even give him control over the wild animals.(D)’”
Ezekiel 17:12
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12 “Say now to (A)the rebellious house, (B)Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, (C)the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon.
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Ezekiel 17:12
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12 “Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?(A)’ Say to them: ‘The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles,(B) bringing them back with him to Babylon.(C)
Ezekiel 4:16-17
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16 Moreover, he said to me, (A)“Son of man, behold, (B)I will break the supply[a] of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread (C)by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water (D)by measure and in dismay. 17 I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and (E)look at one another in dismay, and (F)rot away because of their punishment.
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Ezekiel 4:16-17
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16 He then said to me: “Son of man, I am about to cut off(A) the food supply in Jerusalem. The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair,(B) 17 for food and water will be scarce.(C) They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of[a] their sin.(D)
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Lamentations 5:2-6
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2 (A)Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are like widows.
4 We must pay for the water we drink;
the wood we get must be bought.
5 (B)Our pursuers are at our necks;
we are weary; we are given no rest.
6 We have given the hand to (C)Egypt, and to (D)Assyria,
to get bread enough.
Lamentations 5:2-6
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2 Our inheritance(A) has been turned over to strangers,(B)
our homes(C) to foreigners.(D)
3 We have become fatherless,
our mothers are widows.(E)
4 We must buy the water we drink;(F)
our wood can be had only at a price.(G)
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels;
we are weary(H) and find no rest.(I)
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria(J)
to get enough bread.
Jeremiah 44:27
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27 (A)Behold, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. (B)All the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end of them.
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Jeremiah 44:22
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22 When the Lord could no longer endure(A) your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse(B) and a desolate waste(C) without inhabitants, as it is today.(D)
Jeremiah 44:17-18
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17 (A)But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to (B)the queen of heaven (C)and pour out drink offerings to her, (D)as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster. 18 But since we left off making offerings to (E)the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything (F)and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”
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Jeremiah 44:17-18
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17 We will certainly do everything we said we would:(A) We will burn incense(B) to the Queen of Heaven(C) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials(D) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.(E) At that time we had plenty of food(F) and were well off and suffered no harm.(G) 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings(H) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.(I)”
Nehemiah 9:35-37
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35 Even in their own kingdom, (A)and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and (B)rich land that you set before them, (C)they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works. 36 Behold, (D)we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. 37 (E)And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.
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Nehemiah 9:35-37
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35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness(A) to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you(B) or turn from their evil ways.
36 “But see, we are slaves(C) today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces. 37 Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.(D)
Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls.
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B)
Ezekiel 17:7
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7 (A)“And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, (B)and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from (C)the bed where it was planted, that he might water it.
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Ezekiel 17:7
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7 “‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.(A)
Ezekiel 17:3
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3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle(A) with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon.(B) Taking hold of the top of a cedar,
Jeremiah 27:12-13
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12 To (A)Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: (B)“Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and (C)serve him and his people and live. 13 (D)Why will you and your people die (E)by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, (F)as the Lord has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
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Jeremiah 27:12-13
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12 I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Bow your neck under the yoke(A) of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live.(B) 13 Why will you and your people die(C) by the sword, famine and plague(D) with which the Lord has threatened any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
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