New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 3:11-22

11“1WhyH4100 did I not dieH4191 2at birthH7358, ComeH3318 forthH3318 from the wombH990 and expireH1478?12WhyH4069 did the kneesH1290 receiveH6923 me, And whyH4100 the breastsH7699, that I should suckH3243?13For nowH6258 I 3would have lainH7901 downH7901 and beenH8252 quietH8252; I would have sleptH3462 thenH227, I would have beenH5117 at restH5117,14With 4kingsH4428 and with 5counselorsH3289 of the earthH776, Who rebuiltH1129 6ruinsH2723 for themselves;15OrH176 with 7princesH8269 8who had goldH2091, Who were fillingH4390 their housesH1004 with silverH3701.16OrH176 like a miscarriageH5309 which is 9discardedH2934, I would not be, As infantsH5768 that neverH3808 sawH7200 lightH216.17ThereH8033 the wickedH7563 ceaseH2308 from ragingH7267, And thereH8033 the 10wearyH3019 are at 11restH5117.18The prisonersH615 are at easeH7599 togetherH3162; They do not hearH8085 the voiceH6963 of the taskmasterH5065.19The smallH6996 and the greatH1419 are thereH8033, And the slaveH5650 is freeH2670 from his masterH113.

20“WhyH4100 is 12lightH216 givenH5414 to him whoH6001 suffersH6001, And lifeH2425 to the bitterH4751 of soulH5315,21Who 13 14longH2442 for deathH4194, but thereH369 is noneH369, And digH2658 for it moreH4480 thanH4480 for 15hiddenH4301 treasuresH4301,22Who rejoiceH8056 greatlyH413 H1524, And exultH7797 whenH3588 they findH4672 the graveH6913?

Notes

1. Job 3:11 Job 10:18, 19 ↩
2. Job 3:11 Lit from the womb ↩
3. Job 3:13 Job 3:13-19; 7:8-10, 21; 10:21, 22; 14:10-15, 20-22; 16:22; 17:13-16; 19:25-27; 21:13, 23-26; 24:19, 20; 26:5, 6; 34:22 ↩
4. Job 3:14 Job 12:18 ↩
5. Job 3:14 Job 12:17 ↩
6. Job 3:14 Job 15:28; Is 58:12 ↩
7. Job 3:15 Job 12:21 ↩
8. Job 3:15 Job 27:16, 17 ↩
9. Job 3:16 Lit hidden ↩
10. Job 3:17 Lit weary of strength ↩
11. Job 3:17 Job 17:16 ↩
12. Job 3:20 Jer 20:18 ↩
13. Job 3:21 Lit wait ↩
14. Job 3:21 Rev 9:6 ↩
15. Job 3:21 Prov 2:4 ↩