And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
WEB
1 Kings 12:14
and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
Parallel Translations
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Cross References
Exodus 5:5–91 Kings 12:10–11Exodus 5:16–18James 3:14–4:2Exodus 1:14Esther 1:16–212 Chronicles 22:4–5Proverbs 13:10Daniel 6:7Ecclesiastes 7:8Esther 2:2–4Isaiah 19:11–13Proverbs 17:14Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 12:5
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