- Our necks are under persecution:
- Heb. On our necks are we persecuted, "The yokeª of my transgressionsª is boundª° by his hand:ª they are wreathed,ª° [and] come upª° upon¹ my neck:ª he hath made my strengthª to fall,ª° the Lordª hath deliveredª° me into [their] hands,ª [from whom] I am not ableª°¹ to rise up.ª°" {Lam 1:14} + "Our persecutorsª° are¹ swifterª than the eaglesª¹ of the heaven:ª they pursuedª° us upon¹ the mountains,ª they laid waitª° for us in the wilderness.ª" {Lam 4:19} + "Therefore shalt thou serveª°¹ thine enemiesª° which¹ the LORDª shall sendª° against thee, in hunger,ª and in thirst,ª and in nakedness,ª and in wantª of all¹ [things]: and he shall putª° a yokeª of ironª upon¹ thy neck,ª until¹ he have destroyedª° thee." {Deu 28:48} + "And among theseª nationsª shalt thou find no ease,ª°¹ neither¹ shall the soleª of thy footª have¹ rest:ª but the LORDª shall giveª° thee there¹ a tremblingª heart,ª and failingª of eyes,ª and sorrowª of mind:ª ... And thy lifeª shall hang²°¹ in doubt¹ beforeª¹ thee; and thou shalt fearª° dayª and night,ª and shalt have none assuranceª°¹ of thy life:ª" {Deu 28:65-66} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª to¹ me; Makeª° thee bondsª and yokes,ª and putª° them upon¹ thy neck,ª" {Jer 27:2} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the nationª and kingdomª which¹ will not¹ serveª° the same¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ will not¹ putª°¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª that¹ nationª will I punish,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª with the sword,ª and with the famine,ª and with the pestilence,ª until¹ I have consumedª° them by his hand.ª" {Jer 27:8} + "But the nationsª that¹ bringª°¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and serveª° him, those will I let remain¹ still²° in¹ their own land,ª saithª° the LORD;ª and they shall tillª° it, and dwellª° therein. ... I spakeª° also to¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judahª according to all¹ these¹ words,ª saying,ª° Bringª°¹ your necksª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and serveª° him and his people,ª and live.ª°" {Jer 27:11-12} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª I have putª° a yokeª of ironª upon¹ the neckª of all¹ these¹ nations,ª that they may serveª°¹ Nebuchadnezzarª kingª of Babylon;ª and they shall serveª° him: and I have givenª° him¹ the beastsª of the fieldª also.¹" {Jer 28:14} + "Takeª° myª yokeª uponª you,ª andª learnª° ofª me;ª forª I amª° meekª andª lowlyª in heart:ª andª ye shall findª° restª unto yourª souls.ª" {Mtt 11:29} + "Nowª thereforeª whyª tempt¹ ye²° God,ª to putª° a yokeª uponª the¹ neckª of the¹ disciples,ª whichª neitherª ourª fathersª norª weª were ableª° to bear?ª°" {Act 15:10}
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