Isaiah 49:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.”
Isaiah 49:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 49:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 49:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.””
Isaiah 49:4 — World English Bible
Isaiah 49:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God. ”
Isaiah 49:4 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 49:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I said, `For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment <FI>is<Fi> with Jehovah, And my wage with my God.”
Isaiah 49:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 49:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with myGod. ”
Isaiah 49:4 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 49:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I said, I haue labored in vaine: I haue spent my strength in vaine and for nothing: but my iudgement is with the Lord, and my woorke with my God.”
Isaiah 49:4 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 49:4 in Context — Isaiah 49
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5 And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
What Does Isaiah 49:4 Mean?
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