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To whom he said, This [is] the rest [wherewith] ye may cause the weary to rest; and this [is] the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

To whom he said {H559}, This is the rest {H4496} wherewith ye may cause the weary {H5889} to rest {H5117}; and this is the refreshing {H4774}: yet they would {H14} not hear {H8085}.

He once told this people, "It's time to rest, the exhausted can rest, now you can relax" - but they wouldn't listen.

to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.

to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 11:28 (10 votes)

    Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

  • Matthew 11:29 (10 votes)

    Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  • Isaiah 30:15 (9 votes)

    For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

  • Jeremiah 6:16 (7 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where [is] the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].

  • Jeremiah 44:16 (4 votes)

    [As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

  • Isaiah 11:10 (4 votes)

    ¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  • Hebrews 12:25 (4 votes)

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven: