Job 3:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 3:21

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.

Verse Comparison: Job 3:21

American Standard Version
Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Amplified® Bible
Who long {and} wait for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

Contemporary English Version
I keep longing for death more than I would seek a valuable treasure.

Darby English Version
Who long for death, and it [cometh] not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

Good News Bible
They wait for death, but it never comes; they prefer a grave to any treasure.

King James Version
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

New American Standard Bible
Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

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

New King James Version
Who long for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than hidden treasures;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Who long for death, but it does not come, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

Revised Standard Version
who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Young's Literal Translation
Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.

New English Translation
to¹ those who wait² for death that³ does not come, and search for it⁴ more than for hidden treasures,