42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work,[a] and He issued His verdict last night.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:42 Lit and the work of my hands

42 If the God of my father,(A) the God of Abraham(B) and the Fear of Isaac,(C) had not been with me,(D) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(E) and last night he rebuked you.(F)

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and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(A)

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He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:(A)

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until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”(A)

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till I find a place(A) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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24 Therefore the Lord God of Hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.(A)

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24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One(A) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge(B) myself on my enemies.(C)

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26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh,(A)
and they will be drunk with their own blood
as with sweet wine.
Then all flesh will know
that I, Yahweh, am your Savior,(B)
and your Redeemer,(C) the Mighty One of Jacob.”(D)

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26 I will make your oppressors(A) eat(B) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,(C) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know(D)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(E)
    your Redeemer,(F) the Mighty One of Jacob.(G)

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