Psalm 81:6
New Living Translation
6 “Now I will take the load from your shoulders;
I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.
Isaiah 9:4
New Living Translation
4 For you will break the yoke of their slavery
and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor’s rod,
just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
Isaiah 10:27
New Living Translation
27 In that day the Lord will end the bondage of his people.
He will break the yoke of slavery
and lift it from their shoulders.[a]
Footnotes
- 10:27 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads The yoke will be broken, / for you have grown so fat.
Exodus 6:6
New Living Translation
6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.
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Matthew 11:29
New Living Translation
29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Psalm 68:13
New Living Translation
13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—
doves with wings of silver
and feathers of gold.
Exodus 1:14
New Living Translation
14 They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.
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