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Isaiah 49:4

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But I said, “I have labored in vain;l

I have spent my strength for nothing at all.

Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,m

and my rewardn is with my God.”o

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Cross references

  1. l Lev 26:20; Isa 55:2; 65:23
  2. mIsa 45:25; 50:8; 53:10; 54:17
  3. n Isa 35:4
  4. o Job 27:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I said, “I have labored in vain;

I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;

yet surely my right is with the Lord,

and my recompense with my God.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I said, “I have labored in vain;

I have spent my strength for nothing at all.

Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,

and my reward is with my God.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I myself said: I have labored in vain,

I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;

yet my vindication is with the Lord,

and my reward is with my God.

NLTNew Living Translation

I replied, “But my work seems so useless!

I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose.

Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand;

I will trust God for my reward.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I myself said, “I have labored in vain;

I have used up my strength for nothing and vanity!

Nevertheless, my justice is with Yahweh,

and my reward is with my God.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.