KJV dictionary & concordance

labour

Meaning of “labour”

1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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89 occurrences87 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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Isaiah 45:14

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Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Isaiah 45:14 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of stature shall come ouer vnto thee, and they shall be thine, they shall come after thee, in chaines they shall come ouer: and they shal fall downe vnto thee, they shal make supplication vnto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee, and there is none else, there is no god.

Isaiah 55:2

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Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 55:2 · retained source text

Wherefore doe yee spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently vnto me, and eate ye that which is good, and let your soule delight it selfe in fatnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. weigh

Isaiah 65:23

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They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

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1611 witness · Isaiah 65:23 · retained source text

They shall not labour in vaine, nor bring forth for trouble: for they are the seede of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

Jeremiah 3:24

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For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:24 · retained source text

For shame hath deuoured the labour of our fathers from our youth: their flockes and their heards, their sonnes and their daughters.

Jeremiah 20:18

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Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:18 · retained source text

Wherefore came I forth out of the wombe to see labour and sorrow, that my daies should be consumed with shame?

1611 marginal noteIob.3.20.

Jeremiah 51:58

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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:58 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, The broad walles of Babylon shalbe vtterly broken, and her high gates shal be burnt with fire, and the people shall labour in vaine, and the folke in the fire, and they shall be weary.

1611 marginal noteOr, the walles of broad Babylon.

1611 marginal noteOr, made naked.

Lamentations 5:5

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Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

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1611 witness · Lamentations 5:5 · retained source text

Our neckes are vnder persecution: we labour and haue no rest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. on our necks are we persecuted.

Ezekiel 23:29

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And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:29 · retained source text

And they shall deale with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leaue thee naked and bare, and the nakednesse of thy whoredomes shall bee discouered, both thy lewdnesse and thy whoredomes.

Ezekiel 29:20

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I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 29:20 · retained source text

I haue giuen him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he serued against it, because they wrought for me, saith the LORD God.

1611 marginal noteOr, for his hire.

Micah 4:10

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Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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1611 witness · Micah 4:10 · retained source text

Bee in paine and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in trauell: for now shalt thou goe foorth out of the citie, and thou shalt dwel in the field, and thou shalt go euen to Babylon: there shalt thou be deliuered: there the LORD shall redeeme thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Complete reference index — all 87 verses

Genesis 31:42 Genesis 35:16 Genesis 35:17 Exodus 5:9 Exodus 20:9 Deuteronomy 5:13 Deuteronomy 26:7 Joshua 7:3 Joshua 24:13 Nehemiah 4:22 Nehemiah 5:13 Job 9:29 Job 39:11 Job 39:16 Psalms 78:46 Psalms 90:10 Psalms 104:23 Psalms 105:44 Psalms 107:12 Psalms 109:11 Psalms 127:1 Psalms 128:2 Psalms 144:14 Proverbs 10:16 Proverbs 13:11 Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 21:25 Proverbs 23:4 Ecclesiastes 1:3 Ecclesiastes 1:8 Ecclesiastes 2:10 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Ecclesiastes 2:20 Ecclesiastes 2:21 Ecclesiastes 2:22 Ecclesiastes 2:24 Ecclesiastes 3:13 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 4:9 Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ecclesiastes 5:18 Ecclesiastes 5:19 Ecclesiastes 6:7 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Ecclesiastes 10:15 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 45:14 Isaiah 55:2 Isaiah 65:23 Jeremiah 3:24 Jeremiah 20:18 Jeremiah 51:58 Lamentations 5:5 Ezekiel 23:29 Ezekiel 29:20 Micah 4:10 Habakkuk 2:13 Habakkuk 3:17 Haggai 1:11 Matthew 11:28 John 4:38 John 6:27 Romans 16:6 Romans 16:12 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Corinthians 4:12 1 Corinthians 15:58 2 Corinthians 5:9 Galatians 4:11 Ephesians 4:28 Philippians 1:22 Philippians 2:25 Colossians 1:29 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Thessalonians 5:12 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Timothy 4:10 1 Timothy 5:17 Hebrews 4:11 Hebrews 6:10 Revelation 2:2

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Genesis 31:42 Psalm 109:11 Ecclesiastes 1:8 Ecclesiastes 3:13 Romans 16:12 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Colossians 1:29 Revelation 2:2 Ecclesiastes 1:14 Joshua 24:13 Psalms 104:23 Proverbs 10:16 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Jeremiah 51:58 Matthew 11:28 1 Corinthians 15:58 1 Thessalonians 2:9