Psalm 107:12
New International Version
So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

New Living Translation
That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.

English Standard Version
So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.

Berean Standard Bible
He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

King James Bible
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

New King James Version
Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was no one to help.

NASB 1995
Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help.

NASB 1977
Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help.

Legacy Standard Bible
So He subdued their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help.

Amplified Bible
Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor; They stumbled and there was no one to help.

Christian Standard Bible
He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

American Standard Version
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help.

Contemporary English Version
You were worn out from working like slaves, and no one came to help.

English Revised Version
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he humbled them with hard work. They fell down, but no one was there to help them.

Good News Translation
They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.

International Standard Version
He humbled them through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper.

Majority Standard Bible
He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

NET Bible
So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

World English Bible
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He humbles their heart with labor, "" They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

Young's Literal Translation
And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will humble their heart with labor; they were weak, and none helping.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and their was none to help them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.

New American Bible
He humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled with no one to help.

New Revised Standard Version
Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with no one to help.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Therefore he brought down their hearts with labor; they became weak and there was none to help.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He broke their heart with toil and they were sick and there was no helper for them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Therefore He humbled their heart with travail, They stumbled, and there was none to help--

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
11because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.…

Cross References
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

Lamentations 3:39-42
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? / Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: ...

Job 15:25-27
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, / rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield. / Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,

Deuteronomy 8:2-3
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. / He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. / And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

Jeremiah 2:19
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Proverbs 3:11-12
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

Isaiah 1:5
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.

Ezekiel 20:37
I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

Hosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Hebrews 12:5-6
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

James 4:6-10
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. / Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ...

1 Peter 5:5-6
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Luke 1:51-52
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. / He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

Acts 9:5
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.


Treasury of Scripture

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.

he brought

Exodus 2:23
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 5:18,19
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks…

Judges 10:16-18
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel…

and there

Psalm 18:40,41
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me…

Psalm 22:11
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Psalm 142:4
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

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Psalm 107
1. The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence
4. Over travelers
10. Over captives
17. Over sick men
23. Over sailors
33. And in diverse varieties of life.














So He humbled
The phrase "So He humbled" indicates a divine action where God actively intervenes in the lives of His people. The Hebrew root for "humbled" is "כָּנַע" (kaná), which means to subdue or bring low. This word is often used in the context of God bringing His people to a place of submission and recognition of their dependence on Him. In the conservative Christian perspective, this humbling is seen as a necessary step for spiritual growth and repentance, reminding believers that God disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6).

their hearts
refers to the innermost being of the Israelites, the seat of their emotions, will, and intellect. In Hebrew, the word "לֵב" (lev) is used, which encompasses not just feelings but the entire inner life. The heart is central to one's relationship with God, and its humbling signifies a transformation that aligns one's desires and actions with God's will. This transformation is crucial for a genuine relationship with God, as it leads to true repentance and faith.

with hard labor
describes the means by which God humbled the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "hard labor" is "עֲמָל" (amal), which conveys toil, trouble, and hardship. Historically, this can be seen in the context of the Israelites' experiences, such as their bondage in Egypt or their wanderings in the wilderness. These periods of hard labor were not merely punitive but redemptive, designed to bring the people back to a reliance on God. In a broader scriptural context, hard labor can be seen as a metaphor for the trials and tribulations believers face, which serve to refine faith and character (James 1:2-4).

(12) Brought down.--Literally, made them bend.

Fell down.--Better, stumbled.

The whole verse presents a picture of men staggering under the forced labour which was the usual fate of captives under the great Oriental monarchies.

Verse 12. - Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; rather, with misery, or with sorrow. They fell down; i.e. collapsed - sank to the earth. And there was none to help. They were like Job; no one gave them any help in their affliction.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He humbled
וַיַּכְנַ֣ע (way·yaḵ·na‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3665: To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish

their hearts
לִבָּ֑ם (lib·bām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

with hard labor;
בֶּעָמָ֣ל (be·‘ā·māl)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

they stumbled,
כָּ֝שְׁל֗וּ (kā·šə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall

and there was no
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one to help.
עֹזֵֽר׃ (‘ō·zêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid


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