Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

You are wearied in the length of your way; you did not say, Despair! You found life in your hand; so you were not weak.

New American Standard Bible

“You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’
You found renewed strength,
Therefore you did not faint.

King James Version

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

Holman Bible

You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “I give up!”
You found a renewal of your strength;
therefore you did not grow weak.

International Standard Version

You grew tired with your many wanderings, but you wouldn't say: "It is hopeless.' You found new strength for your desire, and so you did not falter.

A Conservative Version

Thou were wearied with the length of thy way, yet thou did not say, It is in vain. Thou found a quickening of thy strength, therefore thou were not faint.

American Standard Version

Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint.

Amplified


“You were wearied by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is no use.’
You found renewed strength,
Therefore you did not grow weak.

Bible in Basic English

You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.

Darby Translation

Thou wast wearied by the multitude of thy ways; but thou saidst not, It is of no avail. Thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not sick of it.

Julia Smith Translation

In the abundance of thy way thou wert wearied; thou midst, Not to give over; thou didst find the living of thy hand; for this, thou wert not pained.

King James 2000

You are wearied in the length of your way; yet you said not, There is no hope: you have found the life of your own hand; therefore you were not grieved.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You grow weary by the greatness of your way, [but] you did not say, 'Despairing!' You found the {renewal} of your {strength}, therefore you do not grow weak.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou hast had trouble for the multitude of thine own ways, yet saidest thou never, "I will leave off." Thou thinkest to have life of thyself, and therefore thou believest not that thou art sick.

NET Bible

Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say, 'I give up.' You get renewed energy, so you don't collapse.

New Heart English Bible

You were wearied with the length of your way; yet you did not say, 'It is in vain.' You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren't faint.

The Emphasized Bible

With the length of thy journey, thou wast wearied, Thou didst not say, Hopeless! The reviving of thy power, thou didst find, For this cause, hast thou not become sick.

Webster

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thy hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

World English Bible

You were wearied with the length of your way; yet you didn't say, 'It is in vain.' You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren't faint.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the greatness of thy way thou hast laboured, Thou hast not said, 'It is desperate.' The life of thy hand thou hast found, Therefore thou hast not been sick.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יגע 
Yaga` 
Usage: 26

of thy way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

thou not, There is no hope
יאשׁ 
Ya'ash 
Usage: 6

thou hast found
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

the life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

of thine hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Context Readings

Idolatry Is Adultery

9 And you went to the king with ointment, and increased your perfumes, and sent your messengers far off, and lowered yourself even to hell. 10 You are wearied in the length of your way; you did not say, Despair! You found life in your hand; so you were not weak. 11 And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied and have not remembered Me, nor laid it to your heart? Have I not been silent, even from forever, and you did not fear Me?

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold your foot from being bare, and your throat from thirst. But you said, There is no hope; no; for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.

Jeremiah 18:12

And they said, There is no hope; but we will walk after our own ways, and we will each one do according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

2 Chronicles 28:22-23

And in the time of his distress he trespassed even more against Jehovah, this King Ahaz.

Isaiah 47:13

You are exhausted by your many plans; now let the astrologers stand up and save you, the stargazers, making known what is coming on you into the new moons.

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you go about so much to change your way? You also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 3:3

Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a harlot's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Jehovah, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved; You have destroyed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to return.

Jeremiah 9:5

And everyone will deceive his neighbor and will not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Jeremiah 44:17-18

But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our rulers, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

Ezekiel 24:12

She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum did not go out from her. Her scum shall be in the fire.

Habakkuk 2:13

Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts that the people labor only for fire; yea, the nations weary themselves only for vanity?

Romans 7:9

For I was alive without the law once. But when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

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