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


In Context

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

18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not 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 the bitter in soul;

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

22 Who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of 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 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;