Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

They will not labor in vain, nor bring forth for terror. For they are the seed of the beloved of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

New American Standard Bible

“They will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for calamity;
For they are the offspring of those blessed by the Lord,
And their descendants with them.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They will not labor without success
or bear children destined for disaster,
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord
along with their descendants.

International Standard Version

They won't toil in vain nor bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be offspring blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

A Conservative Version

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity. For they are the seed of the blessed of LORD, and their offspring with them.

American Standard Version

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

Amplified


“They will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for disaster;
For they are the descendants of those blessed by the Lord,
And their offspring with them.

Bible in Basic English

Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.

Darby Translation

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

Julia Smith Translation

They shall not labor in vain, and they shall not bring forth for terror; for they the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

King James 2000

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They shall not labor for nothing, and they shall not give birth to horror, for they {shall be offspring blessed by} Yahweh, and their descendants with them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My chosen shall live long, they shall not labour in vain, nor beget with trouble: for they are the high, blessed seed of the LORD, and their fruits with them.

NET Bible

They will not work in vain, or give birth to children that will experience disaster. For the Lord will bless their children and their descendants.

New Heart English Bible

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

The Emphasized Bible

They shall not labour in vain, Nor have children for terror, - For the seed of the blessed ones of Yahweh, shall they be, And their offspring, with them.

Webster

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

World English Bible

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Yahweh, and their offspring with them.

Youngs Literal Translation

They labour not for a vain thing, Nor do they bring forth for trouble, For the seed of the blessed of Jehovah are they, And their offspring with them.

Interlinear

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

in vain
ריק 
Riyq 
Usage: 12

בּהלה 
Behalah 
Usage: 4

זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

of the blessed
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

of the Lord

Usage: 0

צאצא 
Tse'etsa' 
Usage: 11

References

Fausets

Context Readings

New Creation

22 They will not build, and another live in them; they will not plant, and another eat. For like the days of a tree are the days of My people, and My elect will long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They will not labor in vain, nor bring forth for terror. For they are the seed of the beloved of Jehovah, and their offspring with them. 24 And it will be, before they call I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.


Cross References

Isaiah 61:9

And their seed will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them will acknowledge them, that they are the seed Jehovah has blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:3-12

You shall be blessed in the city, and be blessed in the field.

Acts 2:39

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Psalm 115:14-15

Jehovah shall add on to you, even on you and on your sons.

Isaiah 49:4

Then I said, I have labored in vain; I have spent My strength for nothing, and in vain; yet surely My judgment is with Jehovah, and My work with My God.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you weigh silver for what is not bread? and your labor for what never satisfies? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Jeremiah 32:38-39

And they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing.

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

Leviticus 26:3-10

If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and do them,

Leviticus 26:20

And your strength shall be spent in vain. For your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the field yield their fruits.

Leviticus 26:22

I will also send wild beasts among you, who shall bereave you. And I will destroy your cattle, and make you few. And your highways shall be deserted.

Leviticus 26:29

And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters you shall eat.

Deuteronomy 28:38-42

You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in, for the locust shall eat it.

Hosea 9:11-14

Ephraim is like a bird; their glory shall fly away from birth, and from the womb, and from conception.

Haggai 1:6

you have sown much and bring in little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you dress, but no one is warm; and he who hires out himself hires himself for a bag full of holes.

Haggai 2:19

Is the seed still in the barn? Yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, have not brought forth. From this day I will bless you.

Zechariah 10:8-9

I will hiss for them and gather them; for I have redeemed them. And they shall be many as they were many.

Malachi 3:10

Bring all the tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. And test Me now with this, says Jehovah of Hosts, to see if I will not open the windows of Heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, until there is not enough room.

Acts 3:25-26

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your Seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."

Romans 4:16

Therefore it is of faith so that it might be according to grace; for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 9:7-8

nor because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children. But, "In Isaac shall your Seed be called."

1 Corinthians 15:58

So that, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not without fruit in the Lord.

Galatians 3:29

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.

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