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Isaiah:57:10 @ Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet] saidst thou not, (note:)Although you saw all your labours to be in vain, yet would you never acknowledge your fault and leave off.(:note) There is no hope: thou He derides their unprofitable diligence, who thought to have made all sure, and yet were deceived. hast found the life of thy hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
geneva@Isaiah:59:6 @ Their webbes shall be no garment, neither shall they couer themselues with their labours: for their workes are workes of iniquitie, & the worke of crueltie is in their handes.
geneva@Jeremiah:20:5 @ Moreouer, I will deliuer all the substance of this citie, and all the labours thereof, and al the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the Kings of Iudah will I giue into the hande of their enemies, which shall spoyle them, and take them away and cary them to Babel.
geneva@Jeremiah:20:7 @ O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was (note:)In this appears the impatiency which often overcomes the servants of God when they do not see their labours profit, and also feel their own weakness. {{See Jer_15:18}}(:note) deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast You thrust me forth to this work against my will. prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
geneva@Jeremiah:33:9 @ And it shall be to me a name of (note:)By which he shows that the Church in which is remission of sins, is God's honour and glory, so that whoever is enemy to it, labours to dishonour God.(:note) joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure to it.