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


In Context

18 There the prisoners are at ease together. They don't hear the voice of the taskmaster.

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

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

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

22 who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

23 Why is light 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 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 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 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;