'Work' in the Bible

See her seated by herself, the town which was full of people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow! She who was a princess among the countries has come under the yoke of forced work!

Judah has been taken away as a prisoner because of trouble and hard work; her living-place is among the nations, there is no rest for her: all her attackers have overtaken her in a narrow place.

You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!