Jeremiah 30:8
in Jeremiah 30On 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.
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ASV
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman;
KJV
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
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This verse in Jeremiah 30
Commentary
7 notes on this verseI will break his yoke - That is, the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar. Of him - Of Jacob, (Jer 30:7), viz., the then captive Jews.
This site's exposition
On that day, declares the LORD
on Jeremiah 30:8-9
The promise reverses the yoke: “I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.” The freed nation will “serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"I shall raise up David their king for them." Christ the Lord brought fulfillment to the prophecy. He sprang from David according to the flesh, and he no longer shepherds only Israel but all the nations. The prophecy had a kind of outcome by way …
(Verse 8, 9.) And it shall come to pass on that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will break the yoke from your neck and I will tear apart your chains; and they (or the foreigners) shall no longer have dominion over them (or you), but they (or you) shall serve (or work for) the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. This is the David of whom even the Gospel speaks (Luke 1), who will give himself to us, so that, liberated from the hand of our enemies without fear, we may serve him in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our lives. For just as the first Adam and the second Adam are written according to the truth of the body, so too is the Lord and Savior David: because, according to the flesh from David, Mary, who conferred everything holy upon Him, contained whatever was from the seed of David, and He had His origin and conception from the Holy Spirit. And what He says, 'I will break his yoke from your neck, and I will tear apart his chains,' undoubtedly should be understood as a type of the devil from Nebuchadnezzar.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
his yoke . . . thy neck--his, that is, Jacob's (Jer 30:7), the yoke imposed on him. The transition to the second person is frequent, God speaking of Jacob or Israel, at the same time addressing him directly. So "him" rightly follows; "foreigners shall no more make him their servant" (Jer 25:14).
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Bonds - See Jer 27:2 note. Shall no more serve themselves - i. e., shall no more exact forced labor of him Jer 22:13.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה֩ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בַיּ֨וֹם | vaiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֜וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| נְאֻ֣ם׀ | neum | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֗וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֶשְׁבֹּ֤ר | ʾeshbor | I will break | H7665 → | 147 times |
| עֻלּוֹ֙ | ulo | yoke his | H5923 → | 40 times |
| מֵעַ֣ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ | tzavarekha | neck your | H6677 → | 42 times |
| וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ | umosroteikha | and fetters your | H4147 → | 11 times |
| אֲנַתֵּ֑ק | ʾanatek | I will tear apart | H5423 → | 27 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַעַבְדוּ־ | yaavdu- | they will work | H5647 → | 288 times |
| ב֥וֹ | vo | by <the> him | ||
| ע֖וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| זָרִֽים׃ | zarim | strangers | H2114 → | 77 times |
וְהָיָה֩and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
בַיּ֨וֹםon the day
vaiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֜וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
נְאֻ֣ם׀[the] utterance of
neumH5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֗וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֶשְׁבֹּ֤רI will break
ʾeshborH7665 →147 times
עֻלּוֹ֙yoke his
uloH5923 →40 times
מֵעַ֣לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
צַוָּארֶ֔ךָneck your
tzavarekhaH6677 →42 times
וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶ֖יךָand fetters your
umosroteikhaH4147 →11 times
אֲנַתֵּ֑קI will tear apart
ʾanatekH5423 →27 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יַעַבְדוּ־they will work
yaavdu-H5647 →288 times
ב֥וֹby <the> him
vo
ע֖וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
זָרִֽים׃strangers
zarimH2114 →77 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 9:4For 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.
it leads to
- Isaiah 14:25
I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 10:26–27
And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
- Nahum 1:13
For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
- Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
- Isaiah 14:25
Through
Nahum 1:13For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 10:27
On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
- Isaiah 9:4
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.
- Jeremiah 2:20
“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.
- Isaiah 10:27
Through
Ezekiel 34:27The 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…
it leads to
- Leviticus 26:13
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…
- Leviticus 26:13
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 7:30.