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American Standard Version
For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, `O God', strengthen thou my hands.
Amplified® Bible
For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, Their hands will be so weak that the work will not be done. But now strengthen my hands!
Contemporary English Version
Our enemies were trying to frighten us and to keep us from our work. But I asked God to give me strength.
Darby English Version
For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. -- Now therefore strengthen my hands!
Good News Bible
They were trying to frighten us into stopping work. I prayed, "But now, God, make me strong!"
King James Version
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
New American Standard Bible
For all of them were {trying} to frighten us, thinking, "They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done. But now, {O God,} strengthen my hands."
New International Version
They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed."
But I prayed, "Now strengthen my hands."
New King James Version
For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For all of them tried to frighten us, thinking, "They will become discouraged with the work and it will not get done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
Revised Standard Version
For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
Young's Literal Translation
for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.
New English Translation
All of them were wanting1 to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands!2
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