NET

13 Be sure of this! The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has decreed: The nations’ efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.

Darby

13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations^D6439 weary themselves in vain^D6440?

Darby Bible Notes

nations - Leummim, Ps. 2.1. vain - Or 'to no purpose.' see Jer. 51.58; Isa. 30.7.

KJV

13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?^K6383

KJV Bible Notes

very vanity?: Or, in vain.

Strong's

13 Behold, is it not of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 that the people^H5971 shall labour^H3021 in the very^H1767 fire^H784, is it] the people^H3816 shall weary^H3286 themselves for very^H1767 vanity^H7385?