ZEC 8:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διότι πρὸ τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἀνθρώπων οὐκ ἔσται εἰς ὄνησιν, καὶ ὁ μισθὸς τῶν κτηνῶν οὐχ ὑπάρξει, καὶ τῷ ἐκπορευομένῳ καὶ τῷ εἰσπορευομένῳ οὐκ ἔσται εἰρήνη ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως· καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἕκαστον ἐπὶ τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ.
(Dioti pro tōn haʸmerōn ekeinōn ho misthos tōn anthrōpōn ouk estai eis onaʸsin, kai ho misthos tōn ktaʸnōn ouⱪ huparxei, kai tōi ekporeuomenōi kai tōi eisporeuomenōi ouk estai eiraʸnaʸ apo taʸs thlipseōs; kai exapostelō pantas tous anthrōpous, hekaston epi ton plaʸsion autou. )

BrTr For before those days the wages of men could not be profitable, and there could be no hire of cattle, and there could be no peace by reason of the affliction to him that went out or to him that came in: for I would have let loose all men, every one against his neighbour.

ULT For before those days
⇔ no crops were gathered in by anyone,
⇔ there was no profit for either man or beast,
⇔ and there was no peace from enemies for anyone going or coming.
⇔ I had set every person each against his neighbor.

UST Before you started to rebuild the temple, your fields gave no crops, no return for either man or beast working in them. And people were afraid to go anywhere because I had caused people to be against each other.

BSB For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.

OEB For before those days there were no wages for people or animals. No one could go out or return safe from enemies, because I set each against their neighbour.

WEBBE For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbour.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody – each one – against everyone else.

LSV For before those days there has been no hiring of man,
Indeed, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out,
And to him who is coming in,
There is no peace because of the adversary,
And I send all men—each against his neighbor.

FBV Before that time there wasn't enough[fn] for people or for animals. No one could live normally because they were not safe from their enemies, and I set everyone against each other.

8:10 This verse seems to be referring more to having enough to eat rather than money which was an uncommon commodity at that time.

T4T Before you started to rebuild the temple, no one could hire men or animals to work for them, because there was no money to pay for them. And people were afraid to go anywhere because I had caused people to oppose each other, and they thought that there were enemies everywhere.

LEB For before those days there was no wage for people or for animals, and there was no safety from the enemy for those who went out or those who came in, and I sent each person against one another.[fn]

8:10 Literally “his neighbor”

BBE For before those days there was no payment for a man's work, or for the use of a beast, and there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because of the attacker: for I had every man turned against his neighbour.

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JPS For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the adversary; for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

ASV For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

DRA For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour.

YLT For, before those days there hath been no hiring of man, Yea, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out, And to him who is coming in, There is no peace because of the adversary, And I send all men — each against his neighbour.

Drby For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; and there was no peace for him that went out or that came in, because of the distress: for I let loose all men, every one against his neighbour.

RV For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

Wbstr For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

KJB-1769 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.[fn]

8.10 there was…: or, the hire of man became nothing

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]For before these daies there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out, or came in, because of the affliction: for I set all men, euery one against his neighbour.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

8:10 Or, the hire of men became nothing. &c.

8:10 Haggai.1. 6.

Bshps For before these dayes neither men nor cattaile could winne any thing, neither might any man come in and out in reste for trouble: but I let euery man go against his neighbour.
(For before these days neither men nor cattle could win anything, neither might any man come in and out in rest for trouble: but I let every man go against his neighbour.)

Gnva For before these dayes there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, euery one against his neighbour.
(For before these days there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, every one against his neighbour. )

Cvdl For why? before these dayes nether men ner catel coude wynne eny thinge, nether might eny man come in and out in rest, for trouble: but I let euery man go agaynst his neghboure.
(For why? before these days neither men nor cattle could win anything, neither might any man come in and out in rest, for trouble: but I let every man go against his neighbour.)

Wycl Sotheli bifore tho daies hire of men was not, nether hire of werk beestis was, nether to man entrynge and goynge out was pees for tribulacioun; and Y lefte alle men, ech ayens his neiybore.
(Truly before those days hire of men was not, neither hire of work beasts/animals was, neither to man entrynge and goynge out was peace for tribulation; and I left all men, each against his neighbour.)

Luth Denn vor diesen Tagen war der Menschen Arbeit vergebens, und der Tiere Arbeit war nichts, und war kein Friede vor Trübsal denen, die aus-und einzogen, sondern ich ließ alle Menschen gehen, einen jeglichen wider seinen Nächsten.
(Because before/in_front_of this days what/which the/of_the Menschen Arbeit forgives, and the/of_the Tiere Arbeit what/which nothing, and what/which kein Friede before/in_front_of Trübsal denen, the aus-und einzogen, rather I let all Menschen go, a jeglichen against his Nächsten.)

ClVg Siquidem ante dies illos merces hominum non erat, nec merces jumentorum erat: neque introëunti, neque exeunti erat pax præ tribulatione: et dimisi omnes homines, unumquemque contra proximum suum.
(Siquidem before days those merces of_men not/no was, but_not merces yumentorum was: nor introëunti, nor exeunti was pax præ tribulatione: and dimisi everyone homines, unumquemque on_the_contrary proximum his_own. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) For before those days

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=days the=those wages the=humankind not there_was and,wage the=cattle/livestock nor,her and,for_those,went_out and,to_those,came_in not safety from/more_than the,enemy and,set DOM all/each/any/every the=humankind (a)_man in/on/at/with,neighbor,his )

Here “those days” refers to the time the people of Judah started to rebuild the temple.

(Occurrence 0) no crops were gathered in

Alternate translation: “there were no crops to harvest”

(Occurrence 0) there was no profit for either man or beast

It was useless for people and their animals to farm the land, because they got no food from it.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

(Occurrence 0) for anyone going or coming

This merism refers to all of life’s activities everywhere that anyone went.

(Occurrence 0) I had set every person each against his neighbor

Alternate translation: “I had turned everyone against each other”

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