20 For its yoke is a yoke of iron, and its bands are bands of brass. (WEB)
Sirach 28:20
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25 Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey. Bread, discipline, and work are for a servant. (WEB) 26 Set your slave to work, and you will find rest. Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. (WEB) 27 Yoke and whip will bow the neck. For an evil slave there are racks and… (WEB)
Job 40:17–19
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. 18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron. 19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Jeremiah 15:11–13
11 The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress. 12 Can anyone smash iron— iron from the north—or bronze? 13 Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plund…
Isaiah 48:3–5
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Job 41:14–16
14 Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth? 15 His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together. 16 One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
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6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages. 7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. 8 Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
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13 He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. 14 My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord… 15 …
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