Isaiah 9:4

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³ Shalt thou multiply the people, and not increase the joy also? They shall rejoice before thee even as men make merry in harvest, and as men that have gotten the victory, when they deal the spoil. ⁴ For thou shalt break the yoke of the people's burden: the staff of his shoulder and the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. ⁵ Moreover all temerarious and seditious power, yea, where there is but a coat filled with blood, shall be burnt, and feed the fire.

Break the Yoke

Israel

Midian

Isaiah 14:25

The Assyrians shall be destroyed in my land, and upon my mountains will I tread them under foot. Wherethrough his yoke shall come from you, and his burden shall be taken from your shoulders.

Isaiah 10:26-27

Moreover, the LORD of Hosts shall prepare a scourge for him, like as was the punishment of Midian upon the mount of Oreb. And he shall lift up his rod over the sea, as he did sometimes over the Egyptians.

Judges 7:22-25

And as the three hundred blew with trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword upon his neighbour, throughout all the host. And the host fled until they came to Bethshittah, to Zererah, and to the edge of Abelmeholah beside Tabbath.

Judges 8:10-12

Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their hosts with them, upon a fifteen thousand, which were all that were left of all the hosts of them of the east. And they that were slain were a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew swords.

Isaiah 10:5

Woe be also unto Assyria, which is a staff of my wrath, in whose hand is the rod of my punishment.

Nahum 1:13

And now will I break his rod from thy back, and burst thy bonds in sunder."

Genesis 27:40

And with thy sword shalt thou live and shalt be thy brother's servant; But the time will come, when thou shalt get the mastery, and loose his yoke from off thy neck."

Leviticus 26:13

For I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, that ye should not be their bondmen, and I broke the bows of your yokes, and made you go upright.

Judges 6:1-6

And the children of Israel committed wickedness in the sight of the LORD. And the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Midianites seven years.

Psalm 83:9-11

But do thou to them as unto the Midianites, unto Sisera, and unto Jabin by the brook of Kishon,

Psalm 125:3

For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.

Isaiah 14:3-5

When the LORD now shall bring thee to rest; from the travail, fear, and hard bondage that thou wast laden withal.

Isaiah 30:31-32

Then shall the Assyrians fear also because of the voice of the LORD, which shall smite him with the rod.

Isaiah 47:6

I was so wroth with my people, that I punished mine inheritance, and gave them into thy power. Nevertheless, thou showedest them no mercy, but even the very aged men of them, didst thou oppress right sore with thy yoke.

Isaiah 49:26

And will feed thine enemies with their own flesh, and make them drink of their own blood, as of sweet wine. And all flesh shall know, O Jacob, that I am the LORD - thy Saviour and strong avenger.

Isaiah 51:13

and forgettest the LORD that made thee, that spread out the heavens and laid the foundation of the earth? But thou art ever afraid for the sight of thine oppressor, which is ready to do harm: Where is the wrath of the oppressor?

Isaiah 54:14

In righteousness shalt thou be grounded, and be far from oppression: for the which thou needest not be afraid, neither for hindrance, for it shall not come nigh thee.

Jeremiah 30:8

For in that day, sayeth the LORD, I will take his yoke from off thy neck, and break thy bonds. They shall no more serve strange gods under him,