Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

New American Standard Bible

Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

King James Version

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Holman Bible

There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

International Standard Version

As it was, I was attacked by drought during the day and by cold at night. I never got any decent rest.

American Standard Version

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

Amplified

This was my situation: by day the heat consumed me and by night the cold, and I could not sleep.

Bible in Basic English

This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.

Darby Translation

Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

Julia Smith Translation

I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and cold in the night, and sleep will flee away from mine eyes.

King James 2000

Thus I was; in the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[There] I was, during the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Modern King James verseion

I was there; in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night. And my sleep departed from my eyes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Moreover, by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

NET Bible

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

New Heart English Bible

This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus have I been - By day, drought hath consumed me, And, frost, by, night, - So that my sleep fled away from mine eyes.

Webster

Thus I was; in the day the drouth consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.

World English Bible

This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have been thus: in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thus I was in the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

the drought
חרב 
Choreb 
Usage: 16

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

me, and the frost
קרח קרח 
Qerach 
Usage: 7

by night
לילה ליל ליל 
Layil 
Usage: 233

and my sleep
שׁנא שׁנה 
Shehah 
Usage: 23

נדד 
Nadad 
Usage: 28

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

39 I did not bring to thee that which was torn by beasts; I bore the loss of it, of my hand thou required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. 41 These twenty years I have been in thy house. I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock. And thou have changed my wages ten times.



Cross References

Exodus 2:19-22

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

Psalm 78:70-71

He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

Hosea 12:12

And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].

Luke 2:8

And there were shepherds in the same region living in the fields, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

John 21:15-17

So when they ate breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do thou love me more than these things? He says to him, Yea, Lord. Thou know that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember those who lead you, men who spoke the word of God to you, of whom, carefully observing the outcome of their conduct, imitate the faith--

1 Peter 5:2-4

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

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