Isaiah 49:4

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² And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

³ And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

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.

⁵ And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

⁶ And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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ÅB: Men jeg sa: Forgjeves har jeg arbeidet meg trett, og til ingen nytte har jeg fortært min kraft; men min rett er allikevel hos Herren, og min lønn hos min Gud.
OTB: Men jeg sa: “Jeg har arbeidet forgjeves; jeg har brukt min styrke for ingenting og til ingen nytte. Likevel er min rettferdighet hos Herren, og min lønn er hos min Gud.”
B1930: Men jeg sa: Forgjeves har jeg arbeidet mig trett, og til ingen nytte har jeg fortært min kraft; men min rett er allikevel hos Herren, og min lønn hos min Gud.

BSB: 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with the LORD, and my reward with my God.”
ASV: But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice [due] to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.
DARBY: And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with my God.
BLB: And I said: “In vain I have labored; I have spent My strength in futility and in emptiness. Yet surely My vindication [is] with YHWH, and My reward with my God.”

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