Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, {that} the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? {there is} no searching of his understanding.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come {one} year, and after that in {another} year {shall come} a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. {lest: or, let not}

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: {there is} nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. {perish: Heb. be consumed}

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, {even} where Satan's seat {is}: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas {was} my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and {if} in the land of peace, {wherein} thou trustedst, {they wearied thee}, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, {when} the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.