Job 3:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,”
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BSBPD
“Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 3:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- Job 3:16Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
- Job 6:9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
- Job 7:15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
- Job 33:28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
- Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
- Jeremiah 20:18Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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