20Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,


In Context

17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.

18 The prisoners together are at ease; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

19 The small and great are there, and the bondman freed from his master.

20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,

21 Who long for death, and it cometh not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

22 Who rejoice even exultingly and are glad when they find the grave? —

Job 3:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:20"Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20|Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;