The word in Scripture

Yoke in the Bible

The word yoke appears 59 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A yoke joins and directs; it can be burden or partnership. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What yoke means in the Bible

A yoke joins and directs; it can be burden or partnership.

Where the word yoke appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word yoke appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.”Genesis 27:40

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”Isaiah 10:27

“Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;”Isaiah 58:9

“I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.”Jeremiah 5:5

“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 28:2

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”Matthew 11:29

“And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.”Luke 14:19

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”Galatians 5:1