Genesis 31:40
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New International Version (©1984)
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 (©2007)
"I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

English Standard Version (©2001)
There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The scorching heat during the day and the cold at night wore me down, and I lost a lot of sleep.

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.

American King James Version
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed 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.

Bible in Basic English
This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Day and night was I parched with heat, and with frost, and sleep departed from my eyes.

Darby Bible Translation
Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Study Bible

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

40. in the day the drought . and the frost by night-The temperature changes often in twenty-four hours from the greatest extremes of heat and cold, most trying to the shepherd who has to keep watch by his flocks. Much allowance must be made for Jacob. Great and long-continued provocations ruffle the mildest and most disciplined tempers. It is difficult to "be angry and sin not" [Eph 4:26]. But these two relatives, after having given utterance to their pent-up feelings, came at length to a mutual understanding, or rather, God influenced Laban to make reconciliation with his injured nephew (Pr 16:7).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

31:36-42 If Jacob were willingly consumed with heat in the day, and frost by night, to become the son-in-law of Laban, what should we refuse to endure, to become the sons of God? Jacob speaks of God as the God of his father; he thought himself unworthy to be regarded, but was beloved for his father's sake. He calls him the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac; for Abraham was dead, and gone to that world where perfect love casts out fear; but Isaac was yet alive, sanctifying the Lord in his heart, as his fear and his dread.


Genesis 31:39 "That which was torn of beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it myself. You required it of my hand whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
Genesis 31:41 "These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times. (NASB ©1995)

Bitter Cold Condition Consumed Daytime Departed Drought Drouth Eyes Fled Frost Heat Night Situation Sleep Wander Wasted

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Ex 2:19-22 3:1 Ps 78:70,71 Ho 12:12 Lu 2:8 Joh 21:15-17 Heb 13:7 1Pe 5:2-4

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