v. Burden
Gen 27:40 that you shall discharge his and from your neck
Lev 26:13 I broke the bands of your and, and I
Num 19:2 cow .. on which it has not been placed and
Deu 28:48 he will put and iron on your neck
1Ki 12:4; 2Ch 10:4 your father made our and
Isa 9:4 because you broke his heavy and, and the rod
Isa 10:27 his and from your neck, and the and will rot
Isa 14:25 their and shall be separated from them, and their burden
Isa 58:6 let go free .. and break everything and?
Jer 2:20 because from far behind you broke your yy
Jer 27:2 make yy girdles, and put them on your
Jer 28:2 I broke the and of the king of Babylon
Jer 30:8 I will break his and your neck, and break
Lam 1:14 the y of my transgressions has been bound by
Lam 3:27 it is good .. to carry the and from his youth
Hos 11:4 and I went .. like those who lift the and from above
Nah 1:13 I will break his and from on you, and I will break
Mat 11:29 take my and upon you, and learn
Mat 11:30 my and it’s easy, and light my load
Act 15:10 putting .. and that neither our parents
2Co 6:14 do not be united in and unequal with
Gal 5:1 not .. again subject to the v of slavery
Yoke (Heb.ôl, môt, tsemed, “yoke”, “couple”; gr. generally zugós). Apparatus that imprisoned the neck of the captives and to which the hands were also tied; also, a suitably molded piece of wood that was placed on the neck of beasts of burden to transport heavy objects. The kind of yoke that was generally used was a straight piece of wood with slits at the ends (Lev 26:13; Eze 34: 27), through which ropes were passed to secure it to the animal’s neck (cÆ’Jer 2: twenty). The yoke was a symbol of slavery (Gen 27: 40; Lev 26:13; Deu 28: 48; 1Ki 12:4; etc.). Jeremiah was instructed to wear a yoke in order to herald Judah’s impending captivity (Jer 27:1-7). Jesus invited his followers to accept his “yoke” which is “easy” (Matt 11:29, 30). Paul compared the legalism into which the Galatians were falling to a “yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1). He admonished Christians not to become “unequally yoked” with unbelievers (2Co 6:14). 1210
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(Heb., motah, yoke collar, †™ol, yoke, tsemedh, yoke of oxen, an acre, that is, the area of land that a yoke of oxen could plow in a day; Gr., zeugos, yunta y sygos, yoke). Literally, a wooden bar constructed in such a way as to link two animals, usually oxen, enabling them to work in the fields. Two main functions made possible by the yoke were pulling loads and pulling implements used in farming, such as the plow. Word also used figuratively in the sense of servitude (Jeremiah 27; 28) and the law of God.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
That of Jesus Christ is soft, Mat 11:29-30, 1Jn 5:3.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Piece of wood that is joined transversely to the axis of a cart or a plow. The heads of two animals, usually oxen, are tied to it. Like the and. It does not allow the animals to do what they want or go where they want to go, but they are subject to the will of the one who directs the cart or the plow, the term is used many times to indicate a situation of servitude and oppression. Referring to the exodus from Egypt, God tells the Israelites: †œ…I broke the bonds of your y† (Lev 26:13). “Breaking the y.” means getting freedom (Jer 5:5). When Jeremiah spoke to the Jews to submit to the Chaldeans, he told them that God would punish the nation † œthat he does not put his neck under the y. of the king of Babylon† (Jer 27:8). Speaking of the Gentiles, the apostles considered that one should not put “upon the neck of the disciples an and. that† neither they nor their parents had “been able to bear” (Acts 15:10). He and. of the Lord, on the other hand, “it is easy” for him who is “meek and humble of heart” (Mat 11:29).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, UTEN TYPE
vet, Piece of wood that was adjusted, on the inside, generally curved, to the head or neck of a pair of oxen to yoke them to a chariot or a plow (Num. 19:2). in heb. and GR. the term “yoke” frequently designated a pair of animals thus joined (1 Kings 19:19, cast. “yokes”). It is used as a symbol of servitude and slavery (Jer. 28:2-14; 1 Tim. 6:1), and also of the heavy servitude of being under the law (Acts 15:10; Gal. 5:1). The Lord Jesus invites the believer to take his yoke upon himself, and to learn from him; that is, to abandon his own will, to submit to the will of God, contenting himself with a position of humility; thus shall it be that he shall find rest for his soul. His yoke is easy, and his burden is light (Mt. 11:29, 30) *** Z
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Wooden instrument that unites animals, cows or oxen, by the neck so that in pairs they drag a cart, trunk or certain weight.
It became a symbol of the union, as it was used profusely in the agricultural lands of the chosen people, but also in the military chariots with which they fought. Already from the Old Testament it was frequently alluded to: 1 Sam. 11. 2; Job 1.3; Sam. 6.7; Isaiah 21.7.
In the New Testament he (the dsygos) is alluded to more emblematically and five times: “Take my yoke upon you… it is soft and light” (Mt. 11:29 and 30). Paul also uses it as a synonym for bondage: Hech. 15.10; Gal. 5.1; 1 Tim. 6.1.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Wooden instrument to yoke a yoke of oxen or cavalry. The Bible forbids yoking animals of different kinds to the same yoke (Dt 22:10). The yoke is also a symbol of slavery (Jer 28:12-14). Zephaniah announces a time when all peoples will serve God yoked in the same yoke (Sof 3,9). The doctrine of Jesus, to which we all must submit, is a very bearable yoke (Mt 11:29-30), the opposite of Jewish law, which imposed unbearable slavery (Gal 5:1).
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
Wooden bar or frame that is placed over the neck of two draft animals (usually cattle) to pull a farm implement or a cart or carriage. (Nu 19:2; De 21:3; 1Sa 6:7) In the latter case they used to be fastened by means of two straps, which went around the neck of the animal. Some yokes, instead of having straps, were crossed by stakes that ran down both sides of the animals’ necks and were tied with straps around the throat. Sometimes yokes were attached to the base of the animal’s horns.
Original language terms. The Greek terms (zy·gos, zeu·gos) conveying the idea of a yoke are derived from the word zeu·gny·mi, meaning “to yoke; yoke; put together; tie; unite with each other† . Two animals are usually yoked together, so the Greek word zeu·gos can mean a “pair” or “yoke” of animals, such as “a pair of turtledoves.” 14:19; Lu 2:24; 1Ki 19:19, 21) or a “yoke,” the measure of land that a team of bulls could plow in one day. (1Sa 14:14; Isa 5:10) However, there is an entirely different Hebrew word (`ol or `ohl), which refers to the instrument used to anoint or bind things together. (Nu 19:2) There is another Hebrew word (moh·tah, bar ) that is associated with yokes (Le 26:13; Isa 58:6, 9; Jer 27:2; 28:10, 12, 13; Eze 30:18; 34:27), but basically meaning a “rod” or “pole”, as in 1 Chronicles 15:15, where reference is made to the poles by which the Ark was carried. The Greek word zy·gos, designates a yoke, and can also apply to various objects that join two or more things. For example, the stem of some scales “links” two plates to each other; thus, by extension, zy·gos· can mean the “scales” itself, as at Revelation 6:5. Both the Hebrew terms `ol (Ge 27:40; Isa 9:4) and the Greek zy·gos could also refer to the seesaw or hanger with which a person carried merchandise on his shoulders, distributing the weight equally at both ends of the pole. bar. The seesaws with which the ancient Egyptians transported water and other loads were about a meter long and had straps at the ends to place the loads.
figurative use. Slaves often had to carry burdens (compare Josh 9:23; 1Ti 6:1), and for this reason the yoke appropriately represented a condition of slavery or subjection to another person, such as Esau’s subjection to Jacob (Ge 27 :40) or subjection to a ruler or nation (1Ki 12:4-14; 2Ch 10:4-14; Eze 34:27), as well as a state of oppression and suffering. (Isa 58:6-9) An iron yoke denoted more severe bondage than a wooden yoke. (De 28:48; Jer 28:10-14) And to remove or break the yoke meant deliverance from bondage, oppression, and exploitation. (Le 26:13; Isa 10:27; 14:25; Jer 2:20; 28:2, 4; 30:8; Eze 30:18)
When the city of Jerusalem fell to King Nebuchadnezzar, its inhabitants came under the heavy yoke of vassalage to Babylon. This yoke was especially hard on the older ones, who had never had to endure anything like it in their lives. (Compare Isa 47:6.) Obviously alluding to this in his lamentation over Jerusalem’s destruction, Jeremiah said: “’It is good for an able-bodied man to bear the yoke during his youth.’ If the person learns to bear a yoke of suffering in his youth, it will be much easier for him to carry it in adult life, and he will do it without despair. (Lam 3:25-30.)
While it is true that both individuals and nations have oppressed their fellowmen, Jehovah God has never imposed a damaging oppressive yoke on his faithful servants. Jehovah reminded the Israelites of his merciful treatment through the prophet Hosea: “With the ropes of earthling man I kept drawing them, with the ropes of love, so that I became to them as those lifting a yoke from their jawbones, and with sweetness I brought food to each one† . (Ho 11:4) Thus, Jehovah treated the Israelites as one who lifts or moves a yoke enough to allow the animal to eat comfortably. Only when they broke their yoke of submission to God (Jer 5:5), did they come under the oppressive yoke of the enemy nations. (Compare De 28:48; Jer 5:6-19; 28:14.)
The Law that God gave to the nation of Israel was a yoke, since it placed them under obligations and responsibilities to Jehovah God. Since what the Law prescribed was holy, just, and good, it did not work to the detriment of the Israelites. (Ro 7:12) However, they could not observe it perfectly because of its…