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| ESV |
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
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| NIV |
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to those he loves.
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| NLT |
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.
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| LXX |
εἰς μάτην ὑμῖν ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὀρθρίζειν ἐγείρεσθαι μετὰ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article καθῆσθαι οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἔσθοντες ἄρτον ὀδύνης ὅταν δῷ τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀγαπητοῖς αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὕπνον |
| KJV |
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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