Isaiah 28:12

28:12 In the past he said to them, ¹ 

“This is where security can be found.

Provide security for the one who is exhausted!

This is where rest can be found.” ² 

But they refused to listen.

Matthew 11:28-29

11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 11:29 Take my yoke ³  on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

¹ tn Heb “who said to them.”

² sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.

³ sn A yoke is a wooden bar or frame that joins two animals like oxen or horses so that they can pull a wagon, plow, etc. together. Here it is used figuratively of the restrictions that a teacher or rabbi would place on his followers.