Jeremiah 30:8

And it shall come to pass in that day, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, That I will break his yoke from off thy neck, And thy bonds, will I tear off,—And foreigners shall use him as a slave no more;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

In Context

7Alas! for, great, is that day, so that none is like it,—Yea, a time of anguish it is for Jacob, But out of it, shall he be saved.

9But they shall serve Yahweh their God,—and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:27And it shall come to pass, in that day, That his burden shall remove from off thy shoulder, And his yoke from off thy neck,—Yea, the yoke shall be broken because of fatness.

Isaiah 14:3And it shall come to pass, in the day when Yahweh shall give thee rest from thy toil, and from thy disquiet,—and from the hard service which had been laid upon thee,

Jeremiah 2:20For, in age-past time, I brake thy yoke, I tare off thy fetters, And thou saidst, I will not transgress,—Nevertheless, on every high hill, and under every green tree, wast thou lying down as an unchaste woman.

Jeremiah 27:2Thus, said Yahweh unto me, Make thee, bonds and bars, and put them upon thine own neck.

Jeremiah 28:4Jeconiah also, son of Jehoiakim king of Judah with all the captives of Judah who have entered Babylon, am I bringing back into this place Declareth Yahweh,—for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 28:13Go and speak unto Hananiah saying—Thus, saith Yahweh, Yokes of wood, thou hast broken,—But thou shalt make, in their stead yokes of iron!

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 30:2-10

Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 594.) 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord : and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. 4 And these are the words that the Lord spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.… Read the whole commentary →

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