Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy. Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah: Withhold thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, For there is a reward for thy work, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have turned back from the land of the enemy. King James Bible Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. Hebrew This is whatכֹּ֣ה ׀ (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Keep מִנְעִ֤י (min·‘î) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury your voice קוֹלֵךְ֙ (qō·w·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound from weeping מִבֶּ֔כִי (mib·be·ḵî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1065: A weeping, a dripping and your eyes וְעֵינַ֖יִךְ (wə·‘ê·na·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain from tears, מִדִּמְעָ֑ה (mid·dim·‘āh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1832: Tears (of one weeping) for כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the reward שָׂכָ֤ר (śā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7939: Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit for your work לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙ (lip̄·‘ul·lā·ṯêḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6468: A work, recompense will come, יֵ֨שׁ (yêš) Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Then [your children] will return וְשָׁ֖בוּ (wə·šā·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land of the enemy. אוֹיֵֽב׃ (’ō·w·yêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary |