Lamentations 3:27

| Lam 3 |

27 r It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke s in his youth.

Matthew 11:29

| Matt 11 |

29 Take my yoke upon you, and s learn from me, for I am t gentle and lowly in heart, and u you will find rest for your souls.

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Matt. 11:1–12:50 Opposition to the Messiah Emerges. Resistance to Jesus' ministry has appeared occasionally (e.g., 9:3–4) but now begins to build significantly, occasioned first by the innocuous questions of John the Baptist (11:2–19), then through the overt hostility of the Jewish religious leaders (12:1–45).

Matt. 11:1–30 Jesus, John the Baptist, and Ministry in Galilee. Jesus responds to John the Baptist's questions (vv. 2–6) with a mild rebuke and a glowing tribute (vv. 7–19). He then speaks words of judgment on the unrepentant (vv. 20–24) and words of invitation to those who would find their rest in him (vv. 25–30).

Matt. 11:29 yoke. The wooden frame joining two animals (usually oxen) for pulling heavy loads was a metaphor for one person's subjection to another, and a common metaphor in Judaism for the law. The Pharisaic interpretation of the law, with its extensive list of proscriptions, had become a crushing burden (cf. 23:4) but was believed by the people to be of divine origin. Jesus' yoke of discipleship, on the other hand, brings rest through simple commitment to him (cf. 1 John 5:3).