Genesis 31:40

40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

Genesis 31:40 in Other Translations

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

40 There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

40 “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

40 I was out in all kinds of weather, from torrid heat to freezing cold, putting in many a sleepless night.

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

40 The scorching heat during the day and the cold at night wore me down, and I lost a lot of sleep.

40 There I was-the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

40 "And what was my life like? The heat burned me in the daytime. And it was so cold at night that I froze. I couldn't sleep.

Genesis 31:40 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:40

[Thus] I was
In such a situation, as well as in the following uncomfortable plight and condition: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night:
the violent heat in the daytime scorched him, and the severe frosts in the night pinched him: that is, in the different seasons of the year, the heat of the day in the summertime, and the cold of the night in the wintertime; for it cannot well be thought that there should be excessive heat in the day and sharp frosts in the night, in the same season of the year: it looks as if Laban did not allow Jacob the proper conveniencies of clothes, and of tents to secure him from the inclemency of the weather, which other shepherds usually had: and my sleep departed from mine eyes;
through diligent care and watchfulness of the flocks in the night season, which on some occasions were necessary; see ( Luke 2:8 ) .

Genesis 31:40 In-Context

38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.

40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

41 It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 132:4; 2 Corinthians 11:27