2 Chronicles 10:11 - Revised Standard Version And now, whereas my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ ” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. American Standard Version (1901) And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. Common English Bible So if my father made your workload heavy, I’ll make it even heavier! If my father disciplined you with whips, I’ll do it with scorpions!’” Catholic Public Domain Version My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, and I will place more weight upon it. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My father laid upon you a heavy yoke: and I will add more weight to it. My father beat you with scourges: but I will beat you with scorpions. |
And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but do you lighten it for us’; thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, “Come to me again the third day.”
Go now, and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks.”
I was angry with my people, I profaned my heritage; I gave them into your hand, you showed them no mercy; on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy.
“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
They have tails like scorpions, and stings, and their power of hurting men for five months lies in their tails.
Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth;
they were allowed to torture them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when it stings a man.
And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”