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Job 3:16-18
Lexham English Bible
Job 3:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarriage,
like infants who did not see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary[a] are at rest;
18 the prisoners are at ease together;
they do not hear the oppressor’s voice.
Footnotes
- Job 3:17 Literally “weary of strength”
Job 3:16-18
King James Version
Job 3:16-18
King James Version
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
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Job 3:16-18
New King James Version
Job 3:16-18
New King James Version
Job 3:16-18
English Standard Version
Job 3:16-18
English Standard Version
16 Or why was I not as a hidden (A)stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at (B)rest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of (C)the taskmaster.
Job 3:16-18
New International Version
Job 3:16-18
New International Version
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