Job 3:20 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Job 3:20

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18 There the prisoners¹ rest together;
^aThey do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

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

20 “Why^a is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the ^bbitter of soul,

21 Who ^along for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than ^bhidden treasures;

22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the ^agrave?

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

24 For my sighing comes before¹ I eat,
And my groanings pour out like water.

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Job 3:20

HE COMPLAINS OF LIFE BECAUSE OF HIS ANGUISH. (Job 3:20-26)

Wherefore giveth he light—namely, God; often omitted reverentially (Job 24:23; Ecclesiastes 9:9). Light, that is, life. The joyful light ill suits the mourners. The grave is most in unison with their feelings.

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