Leviticus 26:13

New International Reader's Version

I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I did not want you to be slaves in Egypt anymore. I threw off your heavy load. I helped you walk with your heads held high.

Cross References

Psalm 116:16

Lord, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

Exodus 14:8

The Lord made Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, stubborn. So he chased the Israelites as they were marching out boldly.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. That is the land where you were slaves.

Exodus 6:7

I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.

Isaiah 51:23

Instead, I will give it to those who made you suffer. They said to you, ‘Fall down flat on the ground. Then we can walk all over you.’ And that is exactly what you did. You made your back like a street to be walked on.”

Isaiah 9:3

Lord, you will make our nation larger. You will increase their joy. They will show you how glad they are. They will be as glad as people are at harvest time. They will be as glad as warriors are when they share the things they’ve taken after a battle.

Jeremiah 2:20

“Long ago you broke off the yoke I put on you. You tore off the ropes I tied you up with. You said, ‘I won’t serve you!’ In fact, on every high hill you lay down like a prostitute. You worshiped other gods under every green tree.

Jeremiah 28:2

“The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 28:4

I will also bring King Jehoiachin back. He is the son of Jehoiakim. And I will bring back all the others who were taken from Judah to Babylon,’ announces the Lord. ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”

Ezekiel 30:18

I will break Egypt’s power over other lands. That will be a dark day for Tahpanhes. There the strength Egypt was so proud of will come to an end. Egypt will be covered with clouds. The people in its villages will be taken away as prisoners.

Ezekiel 34:27

The trees will bear their fruit. And the ground will produce its crops. The people will be secure in their land. I will break the chains that hold them. I will save them from the power of those who made them slaves. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Hosea 11:4

I led them with kindness and love. I was to them like a person who lifts a little child to their cheek. I bent down and fed them.

Leviticus 25:38

I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I did it to give you the land of Canaan. I wanted to be your God.

Leviticus 25:42

The Israelites are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. So they must not be sold as slaves.

Leviticus 25:55

That’s because the Israelites belong to me. They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Nahum 1:13

Now I will break Assyria’s yoke off your neck. I will tear off the ropes that hold you.”