315 verses contain “Lab” (in the KJV: 236, in the BSB: 187) — showing 101–200
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And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much
rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the
laborer fails, and there is so much
rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that
laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of
dawn until the stars came out.
Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant
lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and
labour on the day.
At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant
spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
Also I
shook my
lap, and said, So God
shake out every man from his house, and from his
labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he
shaken out, and
emptied. And all the congregation said,
Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
I also
shook out the folds of my
robe and said, “May God likewise
shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be
shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “
Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our
dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the
tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the
tithes in all the cities of our
tillage.
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our
dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive
tithes in all the towns where we
labor.
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an
hireling?
“Is not man
consigned to
labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a
hired hand?
If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
That which he
laboured for shall he restore, and shall not
swallow it down: according to his substance shall the
restitution be, and he shall not
rejoice therein.
He must return the fruit of his
labor without
consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or
wilt thou leave thy
labour to him?
Can you
rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
She is
hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her
labour is in vain without fear;
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no
concern that her
labor was in vain.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in
travail.
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their
labour unto the
locust.
The days of our years are
threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be
fourscore years, yet is their strength
labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might
inherit the fruit of others’
labor,
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
He humbled their hearts with hard
labor; they
stumbled, and there was no one to help.
Let the
extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers
spoil his
labour.
May the
creditor seize all he owns, and strangers
plunder the fruits of his
labor.
Except the LORD build the house, they
labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain.
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders
labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its
watchmen stand guard in vain.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
That our oxen may be strong to
labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no
complaining in our streets.
Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of
lament in our streets.
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your
labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
The hand of the
diligent shall bear rule: but the
slothful shall be under tribute.
Wealth
gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by
labour shall increase.
In all
labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to
penury.
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
A worker’s
appetite works for him because his hunger drives him
onward.
The desire of the
slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to
labour.
The
craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
All things are
wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
And
whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I
withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart
rejoiced in all my
labour: and this was my portion of all my
labour.
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the
labour that I had
laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and
vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had
toiled to
achieve, I found everything to be
futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Yea, I
hated all my
labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
I
hated all for which I had
toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a
fool? yet shall he have rule over all my
labour wherein I have
laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
And who knows whether that man will be wise or
foolish? Yet he will take over all the
labor at which I have worked
skillfully under the sun. This too is
futile.
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to
despair of all the
labour which I took under the sun.
So my heart began to
despair over all the
labor that I had done under the sun.
For there is a man whose
labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in
equity; yet to a man that hath not
laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
When there is a man who has
labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is
futile and a great evil.
For what hath man of all his
labour, and of the
vexation of his heart, wherein he hath
laboured under the sun?
For what does a man get for all the
toil and
striving with which he
labors under the sun?
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
What does the worker gain from his
toil?
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Again, I considered all
travail, and every right work, that for this a man is
envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and
vexation of spirit.
I saw that all
labor and success spring from a man’s
envy of his
neighbor. This too is
futile and a pursuit of the wind.
There is one alone, and there is not a second;
yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his
labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I
labour, and
bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity,
yea, it is a
sore travail.
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his
labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I
toil and
bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is
futile—a
miserable task.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
As he came forth of his mother’s
womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his
labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
As a man came from his mother’s
womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his
labor to carry in his hands.
And this also is a
sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath
laboured for the wind?
This too is a
grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to
rejoice in his
labour; this is the gift of God.
Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to
rejoice in his
labor. This is a gift from God.
All the
labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the
appetite is not filled.
All a man’s
labor is for his mouth, yet his
appetite is never satisfied.
Then I
commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be
merry: for that shall
abide with him of his
labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
So I
commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be
merry. For this joy will
accompany him in his
labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Then I
beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man
labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it;
yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to
comprehend the work that is done under the sun.
Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to
comprehend.
Live
joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy
labour which thou takest under the sun.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
The
labour of the
foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
The
toil of a
fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be
amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
Terror, pain, and
anguish will seize them; they will
writhe like a woman in
labor. They will look at one another, their faces
flushed with fear.
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard
bondage wherein thou
wast made to serve,
On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and
torment, and from the hard
labor into which you were forced,
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Therefore my body is filled with
anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in
labor. I am
bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will
weep bitterly,
labour not to comfort me, because of the
spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me
weep bitterly! Do not try to
console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Be thou
ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I
travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I
nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Be
ashamed, O
Sidon, the
stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in
labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall
devour him: but he shall
flee from the sword, and his young men shall be
discomfited.
“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will
devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will
flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced
labor.
Speak ye
comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is
pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and
proclaim to her that her forced
labor has been completed; her iniquity has been
pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will
groan like a woman in
labor; I will at once
gasp and
pant.
The smith with the
tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms:
yea, he is
hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is
faint.
The
blacksmith takes a tool and
labors over the coals; he fashions an
idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows
hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows
faint.
Thus saith the LORD, The
labour of Egypt, and
merchandise of
Ethiopia and of the
Sabeans, men of
stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make
supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the
merchandise of
Cush, along with the
Sabeans, men of
stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will
trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will
confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy
sorceries, wherein thou hast
laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
So take your stand with your spells and with your many
sorceries, with which you have
wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will
inspire terror!
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast
laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall
wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
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.
But I said, “I have
labored in vain, I have spent My strength in
futility and vanity; yet My
vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
Wherefore do ye
spend money for that which is not bread? and your
labour for that which satisfieth not?
hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Why
spend money on that which is not bread, and your
labor on that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we
afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your
labours.
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you
oppress all your workers.
The LORD hath
sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast
laboured:
The LORD has
sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have
toiled.
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
They will not
labor in vain or bear children
doomed to
disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD— they and their descendants with them.
Before she
travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as
Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as
Zion was in
labor, she gave birth to her children.
For shame hath
devoured the
labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in
travail, and the
anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of
Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying,
Woe is me now! for my soul is
wearied because of murderers.
For I hear a cry like a woman in
labor, a cry of
anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of
Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “
Woe is me, for my soul
faints before the murderers!”
We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble:
anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in
travail.
We have heard the report; our hands
hang limp.
Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in
labor.
What
wilt thou say when he shall
punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in
travail?
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you
yourself trained? Will not pangs of
anguish grip you, as they do a woman in
labor?
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the
labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall
spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will
plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.
Wherefore came I forth out of the
womb to see
labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Why did I come out of the
womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
O inhabitant of
Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how
gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in
travail!
Ask ye now, and see whether a man
doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in
travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the
lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the
farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the
lame,
expectant mothers and women in
labor. They will return as a great assembly!
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over
Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of
Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Look! An eagle will
soar and
swoop down, spreading its wings over
Bozrah. In that day the hearts of
Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in
labor.
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to
flee, and fear hath seized on her:
anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to
flee.
Panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in
labor.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble:
anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in
travail.
The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands
hang limp.
Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in
labor.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall
labour in vain, and the
folk in the fire, and they shall be
weary.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the
labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will
exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
We are closely pursued; we are
weary and find no rest.
And they shall deal with thee
hatefully, and shall take away all thy
labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy
lewdness and thy whoredoms.
They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your
prostitution will be exposed. Your
indecency and
promiscuity Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made
bald, and every shoulder was
peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
“Son of man,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to
labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made
bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the
labor they expended on it.
I have given him the land of Egypt for his
labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
Then the king, when he heard these words, was
sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he
laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he
labored until
sundown to
rescue him.
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
The sorrows of a
travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the
womb.
Then said the LORD, Thou hast had
pity on the
gourd, for the which thou hast not
laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It
sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
Now why
dost thou cry out
aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in
travail.
Why do you now cry
aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your
counselor perished so that
anguish grips you like a woman in
labor?
Be in pain, and
labour to bring forth, O daughter of
Zion, like a woman in
travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall
redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Writhe in
agony, O Daughter of
Zion, like a woman in
labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be
rescued; there the LORD will
redeem you from the hand of your enemies!
Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the
remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall
labour in the very fire, and the people shall
weary themselves for very vanity?
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the
labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations
weary themselves in vain?