1 Kings 12:11
"And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
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- Exodus 5:18
"Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 1:13
"And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:"
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 2:6
"And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 58:6
"Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 8:18
"And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 12:14
"And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 27:11
"But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein."
Read in chapter → - Revelation 9:3
"And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 28:13
"Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 5:5
"And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens."
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