labour. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for that which is produced by labour.
thine hands: i.e. thine own hands, in contrast with the opposite (Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:30-33; Deuteronomy 28:39; Deuteronomy 28:40). See also Amos 5:11.Micah 6:15.