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Jeremiah 50:33

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¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah [were] oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Thus saith {H559} the LORD {H3068} of hosts {H6635}; The children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} and the children {H1121} of Judah {H3063} were oppressed {H6231} together {H3162}: and all that took them captives {H7617} held them fast {H2388}; they refused {H3985} to let them go {H7971}.

Thus says ADONAI-Tzva'ot: "The people of Isra'el are oppressed, and so are the people of Y'hudah. Those who took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 14:17 (8 votes)

    [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

  • Exodus 9:2 (8 votes)

    For if thou refuse to let [them] go, and wilt hold them still,

  • Exodus 9:3 (8 votes)

    Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.

  • Isaiah 58:6 (7 votes)

    [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

  • Jeremiah 50:17 (5 votes)

    Israel [is] a scattered sheep; the lions have driven [him] away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

  • Jeremiah 50:18 (5 votes)

    Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

  • Isaiah 47:6 (5 votes)

    I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.