But now trouble comes to you,\par and you are discouraged.\par Trouble hits you,\par and you are upset!\par
Proverbs 24:10 - Easy To Read Version If you are weak during times of trouble, then you really are weak. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. American Standard Version (1901) If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. Common English Bible If you show yourself weak on a day of distress, your strength is too small. Catholic Public Domain Version If you despair, being weary in the day of anguish, your strength will be diminished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished. |
But now trouble comes to you,\par and you are discouraged.\par Trouble hits you,\par and you are upset!\par
“Don’t be sad, my people.\par Rumors will spread, but don’t be afraid.\par One rumor comes this year.\par Another rumor will come next year.\par There will be rumors about terrible fighting\par in the country.\par There will be rumors about rulers fighting\par against other rulers.\par
(This happened while Jesus’ followers went to town to buy some food.)
So I ask you not to become discouraged \{and lose hope\} because of the sufferings I am having for you. My sufferings bring honor to you.
“Those {Levite} officers must also say to the people, ‘Is there any man here that has lost his courage and is afraid? He should go back home. Then he will not cause the other soldiers to lose their courage too.’
I know where you live. You live where Satan (the devil) has his throne. But you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas. Antipas was my faithful witness {\cf2\super [16]} who was killed in your city. Your city is where Satan lives.
You continue to try without quitting. You endured \{troubles\} for my name. And you have not become tired of doing this.
But David thought to himself, “Saul will catch me some day. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. That way I will escape from Saul.”