This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
- BSB As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
- NKJV There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.
- NASB This is how I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
- NLT “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.
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- Exod 3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb.
- Exod 2:19–22They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”
- Hos 12:12Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.
- Luke 2:8There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
- Heb 13:7Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
- 1 Pet 5:2–4Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
- Ps 78:70–71He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
- John 21:15–17So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
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