Bible Strands
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 enabled you to walk in uprightness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Israel directly, affirming His covenant identity after promising His presence in Leviticus 26:12 and before detailing the consequences of disobedience in Leviticus 26:14.
The words — The text highlights הוֹצֵאתִי (ho.Tze.ti), meaning "I brought out," and the phrase "broke the bars of your yoke," which describes the physical removal of Egyptian bondage.
The thread — This declaration of deliverance echoes the redemption formula in Exodus 20:2 and resurfaces in Psalm 116:16, where breaking bonds signifies divine liberation.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that obedience flows from a prior act of divine rescue rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:27 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.
- Psalms 116:16 Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Leviticus 25:38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- 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.
- Leviticus 25:55 For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
- Psalms 81:6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
- Leviticus 25:42 Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.
- Isaiah 51:23 I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”