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It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
[It is] vain false. Noun H7723 שָׁ֤וְא sha·ve
for you to rise up abide Verb H6965 ק֡וּם kum
early arise Verb H7925 מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי mash·ki·mei
to sit up abide Verb H3427 שֶׁ֗בֶת she·vet
late continue Verb H309 מְאַֽחֲרֵי־ me·'a·cha·rei-
to eat burn up Verb H398 אֹ֭כְלֵי o·che·lei
the bread bread Noun H3899 לֶ֣חֶם le·chem
of sorrows idol Noun H6089 הָעֲצָבִ֑ים ha·'a·tza·vim;
[for] so he giveth add Verb H5414 יִתֵּ֖ן yit·ten
his beloved amiable Adjective H3039 לִֽידִידֹ֣ו li·di·dov
sleep sleep Noun H8142 שֵׁנָֽא׃ she·na.

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King James Bible It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Hebrew Greek English It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up To retire late, to To eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.
New American Standard Bible 1995 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up To retire late, to To eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.