21That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:


In Context

18 And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor.

19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

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

21 That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:

22 And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave.

23 To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?

Job 3:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:21to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who long for death, and it cometh not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who long for death, but it doesn't come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Which long for death, but it comes not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;