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


In Context

18 Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout.

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

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

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

22 who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?

23 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:21That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a 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;