# called him Here the word "him" refers to Jeroboam. # made our yoke heavy A heavy yoke is a metaphor for very difficult labor and requirements. AT: "treated us cruelly" or "forced us to work very hard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/yoke]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]