KJV
ASV
13. Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
ESV
13. Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
ERVEN
13. But the Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.
NLT
13. Has not the LORD of Heaven's Armies promised that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, but all in vain!
WEB
13. Behold, isn't it of Yahweh of Hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
NET
13. Be sure of this! The LORD who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.
NLV
13. Is it not the will of the All-powerful Lord that people work for what will burn up and nations make themselves tired for nothing?
HCSB
13. Is it not from the LORD of Hosts, that the peoples labor [only] to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
YLT
13. Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?
LITV
13. Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts that the people labor only for fire? Yea, nations weary themselves only for vanity.
RV
13. Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
NCV
13. The Lord All-Powerful will send fire to destroy what those people have built; all the nations' work will be for nothing.
MKJV
13. Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts that the people labor only for fire; yea, the nations weary themselves only for vanity?
AKJV
13. Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
LXXEN
13. Are not these things of the Lord Almighty? surely many people have been exhausted in the fire, and many nations have fainted.
KJV
13. Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
AMP
13. Behold, is it not by appointment of the Lord of hosts that the nations toil only to satisfy the fire [that will consume their work], and the peoples weary themselves only for emptiness, falsity, and futility?
KJVP
13. Behold H2009 IJEC , [ is ] [ it ] not H3808 D-NPAR of the LORD H3068 EDS of hosts H6635 that the people H5971 NMP shall labor H3021 in the very H1767 B-CMS fire H784 CMS , and the people H3816 W-NMP shall weary H3286 themselves for very H1767 B-CMS vanity H7385 ?
YLT
13. Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?
ASV
13. Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
WEB
13. Behold, isn't it of Yahweh of Hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
NASB
13. Is not this from the LORD of hosts: peoples toil for the flames, and nations grow weary for nought!
ESV
13. Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
RV
13. Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
RSV
13. Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor only for fire, and nations weary themselves for nought?
NKJV
13. Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain?
MKJV
13. Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts that the people labor only for fire; yea, the nations weary themselves only for vanity?
AKJV
13. Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
NRSV
13. Is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor only to feed the flames, and nations weary themselves for nothing?
NIV
13. Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people's labour is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
NIRV
13. I am the Lord who rules over all. Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire. So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.
NLT
13. Has not the LORD of Heaven's Armies promised that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, but all in vain!
MSG
13. Don't you know that GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies makes sure nothing comes of that but ashes, Makes sure the harder you work at that kind of thing, the less you are?
GNB
13. The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this.
NET
13. Be sure of this! The LORD who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.
ERVEN
13. But the Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.