NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon It is vainshav' (shawv) evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity. for you to rise up quwm (koom) to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) early shakam (shaw-kam') to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning. to sit up yashab (yaw-shab') to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry late 'achar (aw-khar') to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate -- continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer). to eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. the bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. of sorrows `etseb (eh'-tseb) an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): grievous, idol, labor, sorrow. for so he giveth nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) his beloved ydiyd (yed-eed') loved -- amiable, (well-)beloved, loves. sleep shehah (shay-naw') sleep -- sleep. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food-- yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves. International Standard Version It is useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor— truly he gives sleep to those he loves. NET Bible It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Those who will rise early and are late to sit down eating bread, in sorrows, are worthless, so he will give his beloved ones sleep. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is useless to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. The LORD gives [food] to those he loves while they sleep. King James 2000 Bible It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep. Links Psalm 127:2Psalm 127:2 NIV Psalm 127:2 NLT Psalm 127:2 ESV Psalm 127:2 NASB Psalm 127:2 KJV |