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I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk with your heads held high. <a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke your yoke and made you walk erect. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you should not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. <a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk upright [with heads held high as free men]. <a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to live in freedom. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to live in freedom.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD your God, and I rescued you from Egypt, so that you would never again be slaves. I have set you free; now walk with your heads held high. <a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I am the LORD your God. I brought you out of Egypt so that you are no longer slaves of the Egyptians. I have broken their power over you and made you live as a free people. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> I, the LORD your God, brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves. I broke the power that held you down and I let you walk with your head held high." <a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you will no longer be their slaves, since I've broken their oppressive yoke upon you to make you walk upright." <a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness. <a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a> I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and caused you to walk upright. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bond-men, and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a> I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you walk upright. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I [am] your God YHWH, who has brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, from being their servants; and I break the bars of your yoke and cause you to go erect. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I am Jehovah your God, who have brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, from being their servants; and I break the bars of your yoke, and cause you to go erect. <a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I Jehovah your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, from being servants to them, and I will break the rod of your yoke, and I will cause you to go erect.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I am the Lord your God: who have brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, that you should not serve them, and who have broken the chains of your necks, that you might go upright. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of the Egyptians, lest you serve them, and who broke the chains around your necks, so that you would walk upright. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a> I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be their slaves no more, breaking the bars of your yoke and making you walk erect. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be their slaves no more; I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt that you should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who have brought you out from the land of Egypt that you would not be slaves to them and I have broken the yoke of your bondage and your steps are erect in stature.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I am the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright. <a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where ye were slaves; and I broke the band of your yoke, and brought you forth openly. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7195" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">The Blessings of Obedience</a> …12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. 13<a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: mih·yōṯ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">so that you would no longer be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">slaves</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to the Egyptians.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wā·’eš·bōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">I broke</a> <a href="/hebrew/4133.htm" title="4133: mō·ṭōṯ (N-fpc) -- A pole, bar (of a yoke). Feminine of mowt; a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke.">the bars</a> <a href="/hebrew/5923.htm" title="5923: ‘ul·lə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- A yoke. Or mowl; from alal; a yoke, literally or figuratively.">of your yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wā·’ō·w·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and enabled you to walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6968.htm" title="6968: qō·wm·mî·yūṯ (Adv) -- Uprightness. From quwm; elevation, i.e. erectly: upright.">in uprightness.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6</a> “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-7</a> Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a> Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Jeremiah 30:8</a> On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Ezekiel 34:27</a> The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them. <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a> “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute. <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. <a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a> You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. <a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <a href="/john/8-32.htm">John 8:32-36</a> Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” / “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. ... <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">1 Peter 2:16</a> Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Romans 8:2</a> For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.I am<a href="/leviticus/25-38.htm">Leviticus 25:38,42,55</a> I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God… <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6-10</a> I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots… and I have<a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16</a> O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.<a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Isaiah 51:23</a> But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.<a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Bond-Men</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-55.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Enabled</a> <a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-15.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">High</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-55.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/exodus/36-20.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/exodus/18-10.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Bond-Men</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/numbers/3-26.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Enabled</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">High</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/numbers/23-10.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/numbers/19-2.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a> 2. <a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a> 40. <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) signifies the personal name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This declaration is foundational, as it asserts God's sovereignty and His role as the divine lawgiver. It echoes the introduction of the Ten Commandments in <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>, reinforcing the continuity of God's covenant with His people.who brought you out of the land of Egypt This phrase recalls the historical event of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery. It serves as a reminder of God's power and faithfulness. The Exodus is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing salvation and liberation. It prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who frees believers from the bondage of sin. The land of Egypt represents oppression and idolatry, contrasting with the freedom and worship of the true God.so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians This highlights the purpose of God's deliverance: to free the Israelites from physical and spiritual bondage. Slavery in Egypt is symbolic of the broader human condition of enslavement to sin. The liberation from Egypt is a type of the greater redemption found in Christ, who offers freedom from sin and death. This phrase underscores God's desire for His people to live in freedom and serve Him alone.I broke the bars of your yoke The imagery of breaking the yoke signifies liberation from oppression. In ancient times, a yoke was a wooden beam used to harness animals for labor, symbolizing subjugation and control. God's action in breaking the yoke represents His intervention to remove the burdens of His people. This act of deliverance is a foreshadowing of Christ's work, who invites all to take His yoke, which is easy and light (<a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a>).and enabled you to walk in uprightness This phrase indicates the transformation and empowerment that comes from God's deliverance. Walking in uprightness implies living a life of righteousness and obedience to God's commandments. It reflects the moral and ethical standards expected of God's people. This transformation is made possible by God's grace and is a call to holiness, echoing the New Testament exhortation to live by the Spirit and not gratify the desires of the flesh (<a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who delivered His people from slavery in Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were enslaved in Egypt and later delivered by God's mighty hand. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were enslaved for 400 years before God delivered them. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a> The event of God delivering the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, a foundational moment in Israel's history. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_at_sinai.htm">The Covenant at Sinai</a> The giving of the Law, where God established His covenant with Israel, promising blessings for obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_as_deliverer.htm">God as Deliverer</a> God is faithful to His promises and delivers His people from bondage, both physically and spiritually. <a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_slavery.htm">Freedom from Slavery</a> Just as God freed Israel from physical slavery, He offers freedom from spiritual slavery through Christ. <a href="/topical/w/walking_with_dignity.htm">Walking with Dignity</a> God desires His people to walk with dignity and confidence, reflecting their identity as His redeemed. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Our relationship with God is based on His covenant promises, which require our obedience and trust. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_gratitude.htm">Remembrance and Gratitude</a> Remembering God's past deliverance fuels our faith and gratitude, encouraging us to trust Him in present circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'yoke_of_bondage'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the yoke of bondage?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_key_jewish_practices_late_in_ot.htm">Why does the Old Testament lack references to key Jewish practices (such as strict monotheism) until much later historical periods?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_black_people.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on black people?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_egyptian_records_mention_exodus.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5-10 references the Exodus from Egypt, yet why do Egyptian records lack explicit corroboration of such a mass departure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) I have broken the bands of your yoke.--The promises thus made to the Israelites of the extraordinary fertility of their land, of peace within and immunity from war without, and of the Divine presence constantly sojourning amongst them, if they will faithfully obey the commandments of the Lord, now conclude with the oft-repeated solemn appeal to the obligation they are under to the God who had so marvellously delivered them from cruel bondage and made them His servants. To remind them of the abject state from which they were rescued, the illustration is taken from the way in which oxen are still harnessed in the East. The bands or the rods are straight pieces of wood, which are inserted in the yoke, or laid across the necks of the animals, to fasten together their heads and keep them level with each other. These bands, which are then attached to the pole of the waggon, are not only oppressive, but exhibit the beasts as perfectly helpless to resist the cruel treatment of the driver. This phrase is often used to denote oppression and tyranny (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm" title="Therefore shall you serve your enemies which the LORD shall send against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck, until he have destroyed you.">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>; <a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm" title="You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before you according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.">Isaiah 9:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.">Isaiah 10:27</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm" title="That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.">Isaiah 14:25</a>, &c.), but nowhere are the words as like those in the passage before us as in <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm" title="And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.">Ezekiel 34:27</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And I have broken the bands of your yoke. This expression, used also in the parallel passage of Ezekiel above referred to (<a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Ezekiel 34:27</a>), and <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2</a> receives an illustration from the ancient method of harnessing oxen, still kept up in the East and South. The band means the straight piece of wood laid across the necks of the oxen, by which their heads are fastened together to keep them level with each other, and by which they are attached to the pole of the wagon. The single collars worn by horses in more northern countries have not the same oppressive effect. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I אֲנִ֞י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that brought הוֹצֵ֤אתִי (hō·w·ṣê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim you אֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case out of the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa that you would no longer be מִֽהְיֹ֥ת (mih·yōṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be slaves עֲבָדִ֑ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant to [the Egyptians]. לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> I broke וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ (wā·’eš·bōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces the bars מֹטֹ֣ת (mō·ṭōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4133.htm">Strong's 4133: </a> A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke of your yoke עֻלְּכֶ֔ם (‘ul·lə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5923.htm">Strong's 5923: </a> A yoke and enabled you to walk וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ (wā·’ō·w·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in uprightness. קֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ (qō·wm·mî·yūṯ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6968.htm">Strong's 6968: </a> Elevation, erectly <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:13 I am Yahweh your God who brought (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>