Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
LSVBehold, is it not from YHWH of Hosts || And peoples are fatigued for fire, || And nations for vanity are weary?
NASB“Is it not indeed from the Lord of armies That peoples labor merely for fire, And nations become weary for nothing?NASB 2020
NIV (US)Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
NIV (UK)Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labour is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
NMVBehold, [is it] not of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies] that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
OJBHinei, is it not from Hashem Tzva'os that the people shall labor only to feed the eish, and the people shall weary themselves in vain?
T4TBut the Commander of the armies of angels has [RHQ] declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that will be destroyed by fire; they will have worked hard uselessly.