Isaiah 49:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
-- 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice [due] to me is with Yahweh, and my recompense with my God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I said, `For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment `is' with Jehovah, And my wage with my God.
| Then I | וַאֲנִ֤י | waʾănî | va-uh-NEE |
| said, | אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ | ʾāmartiy | ah-MAHR-TEE |
| I have laboured | לְרִ֣יק | lĕrîq | leh-REEK |
| in vain, | יָגַ֔עְתִּי | yāgaʿtî | ya-ɡA-tee |
| spent have I | לְתֹ֥הוּ | lĕtōhû | leh-TOH-hoo |
| my strength | וְהֶ֖בֶל | wĕhebel | veh-HEH-vel |
| for nought, | כֹּחִ֣י | kōḥî | koh-HEE |
| vain: in and | כִלֵּ֑יתִי | killêtî | hee-LAY-tee |
| yet surely | אָכֵן֙ | ʾākēn | ah-HANE |
| my judgment | מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י | mišpāṭî | meesh-pa-TEE |
| is with | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| Lord, the | יְהוָ֔ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| and my work | וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י | ûpĕʿullātî | oo-feh-oo-la-TEE |
| with | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| my God. | אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | ʾĕlōhāy | ay-loh-HAI |