Job 3:16-18

King James Version

¹⁶Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

¹⁸There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

Job 3:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶Or why was I not hidden ^(A)like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the ^[a]weary are at ^(B)rest.
¹⁸There the prisoners ^[b]rest together;
^(C)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

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Footnotes

Job 3:17 Lit. weary of strength
Job 3:18 are at ease

Job 3:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶Or why was I not as a hidden ^(A)stillborn child,
    as infants who never see the light?
¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling,
    and there the weary are at ^(B)rest.
¹⁸There the prisoners are at ease together;
    they hear not the voice of ^(C)the taskmaster.