48 therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you, in (A)hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He (B)will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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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.

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13 “Go and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made in their place yokes of iron.” 14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (A)“I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him. (B)I have given him the beasts of the field also.” ’ ”

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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)’”

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12 “Say now to (A)the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed (B)the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

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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)

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16 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, surely I will cut off the (A)supply of bread in Jerusalem; they shall (B)eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and shall (C)drink water by measure and with dread, 17 that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed with one another, and (D)waste away because of their iniquity.

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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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  1. Ezekiel 4:17 Or away in

(A)Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens,
And our houses to foreigners.
We have become orphans and waifs,
Our mothers are like (B)widows.

We pay for the water we drink,
And our wood comes at a price.
(C)They pursue at our [a]heels;
We labor and have no rest.
(D)We have given our hand (E)to the Egyptians
And the (F)Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

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  1. Lamentations 5:5 Lit. necks

Our inheritance(A) has been turned over to strangers,(B)
    our homes(C) to foreigners.(D)
We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(E)
We must buy the water we drink;(F)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(G)
Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary(H) and find no rest.(I)
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria(J)
    to get enough bread.

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27 Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt (A)shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them.

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27 For I am watching(A) over them for harm,(B) not for good; the Jews in Egypt will perish(C) by sword and famine(D) until they are all destroyed.(E)

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22 So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, (A)as it is this day.

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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)

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17 But we will certainly do (A)whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the (B)queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of [a]food, were well-off, and saw no trouble. 18 But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”

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  1. Jeremiah 44:17 Lit. bread

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)

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35 For they have (A)not served You in their kingdom,
Or in the many good things that You gave them,
Or in the large and rich land which You set before them;
Nor did they turn from their wicked works.

36 “Here (B)we are, servants today!
And the land that You gave to our fathers,
To eat its fruit and its bounty,
Here we are, servants in it!
37 And (C)it yields much increase to the kings
You have set over us,
Because of our sins;
Also they have (D)dominion over our bodies and our cattle
At their pleasure;
And we are in great distress.

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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)

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29 Take My yoke upon you (A)and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and (B)lowly in heart, (C)and you will find rest for your souls.

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  1. Matthew 11:29 meek

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)

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“But there was [a]another great eagle with large wings and many feathers;
And behold, (A)this vine bent its roots toward him,
And stretched its branches toward him,
From the garden terrace where it had been planted,
That he might water it.

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  1. Ezekiel 17:7 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. one

“‘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)

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and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

(A)“A great eagle with large wings and long pinions,
Full of feathers of various colors,
Came to Lebanon
And (B)took from the cedar the highest branch.

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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,

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12 I also spoke to (A)Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live! 13 (B)Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

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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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