Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes. New Living Translation “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights. English Standard Version There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. Berean Standard Bible As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. King James Bible Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. New King James Version There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes. New American Standard Bible This is how I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. NASB 1995 “Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. NASB 1977 “Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. Legacy Standard Bible Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. Amplified Bible This was my situation: by day the heat consumed me and by night the cold, and I could not sleep. Christian Standard Bible There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. Holman Christian Standard Bible There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. 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. Contemporary English Version I sweated every day, and I couldn't sleep at night because of the cold. English Revised Version Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. GOD'S WORD® Translation The scorching heat during the day and the cold at night wore me down, and I lost a lot of sleep. Good News Translation Many times I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was not able to sleep. 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. Majority Standard Bible As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my 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 I was consumed by the heat during the day and by the frost at night, and sleepless nights. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have been [thus]: drought has consumed me in the day, and frost by night, and my sleep wanders from my eyes. Young's 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. Smith's Literal Translation I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and cold in the night, and sleep will flee away from mine eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDay and night was I parched with heat, and with frost, and sleep departed from my eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version Day and night, I was burned by heat and by frost, and sleep fled from my eyes. New American Bible Often the scorching heat devoured me by day, and the frost by night, while sleep fled from my eyes! New Revised Standard Version It was like this with me: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThus by day I was scorched by the heat, and at night suffered from cold; and my sleep departed from my eyes. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated So I was; by day the heat consumed me and the cold in the night drove sleep from my eyes. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. Brenton Septuagint Translation I was parched with heat by day, and chilled with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laban Pursues Jacob…39I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night. 40As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. 41Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!… Cross References Exodus 18:18 Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone. Deuteronomy 8:15 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint. Psalm 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah Psalm 102:3-4 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Psalm 121:6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. Jeremiah 9:2 If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. Lamentations 1:13 He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. Lamentations 3:4 He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. Matthew 20:12 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’ Luke 12:35-37 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. Luke 21:37 Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives. John 4:6 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. Treasury of Scripture Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes. Exodus 2:19-22 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock… Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. Psalm 78:70,71 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: … Jump to Previous Bitter Cold Condition Consumed Daytime Departed Drought Drouth Eyes Fled Frost Heat Night Situation Sleep Wander WastedJump to Next Bitter Cold Condition Consumed Daytime Departed Drought Drouth Eyes Fled Frost Heat Night Situation Sleep Wander WastedGenesis 31 1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.19. Rachel steals her father's household gods. 22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong. 34. Rachel's plan to hide the images. 36. Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. As it was This phrase sets the stage for a personal testimony from Jacob, reflecting on his past experiences. In the Hebrew text, the phrase can be understood as a summation of his lived reality. It emphasizes the authenticity and intensity of Jacob's labor and dedication. Historically, this reflects the harsh conditions faced by shepherds in ancient Near Eastern cultures, where survival depended on resilience and hard work. the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night and sleep fled from my eyes Hebrew As it was,הָיִ֧יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the heat חֹ֖רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heat consumed me אֲכָלַ֥נִי (’ă·ḵā·la·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 398: To eat by day בַיּ֛וֹם (ḇay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day and the frost וְקֶ֣רַח (wə·qe·raḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7140: Ice, hail, rock crystal by night, בַּלָּ֑יְלָה (bal·lā·yə·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity and sleep שְׁנָתִ֖י (šə·nā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8142: Sleep fled וַתִּדַּ֥ד (wat·tid·daḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away from my eyes. מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃ (mê·‘ê·nāy) Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Genesis 31:40 NIVGenesis 31:40 NLT Genesis 31:40 ESV Genesis 31:40 NASB Genesis 31:40 KJV Genesis 31:40 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:40 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:40 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:40 French Bible Genesis 31:40 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:40 This was my situation: in the day (Gen. 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