New English Translation
Job 3:19
19Small and great are there, and the slave is free from his master.
Job 3:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
- New International Version (NIV)The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The small and great are there, And the servant is free from his master.
Context of Job 3:19
17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest. 18There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor. Small and great are there, and the slave is free from his master. 20“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter, 21to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,
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קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 3:19
- Job 30:23I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.
- Psalms 49:2Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!
- Ecclesiastes 8:8Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up – because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets –
- Luke 16:22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
- Hebrews 9:27And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,
- Psalms 49:14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
Commentaries on Job 3:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The small and great are there - All sorts and conditions of men are equally blended in the grave, and ultimately reduced to one common dust; and between the bond and free there is no difference. The grave is "The appointed place of rendezvous, where all These travelers meet." Equality is absolute among the sons of men in their entrance into and exit from the world: all the intermediate state is disparity. All men begin and end life alike; and there is no…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The small and the great are there - The old and the young, the high and the low. Death levels all. It shows no respect to age; it spares none because they are vigorous, young, or beautiful. This sentiment has probably been expressed in various forms in all languages, for all people are made deeply sensible of its truth. The Classic reader will recall the ancient proverb, Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat, And the language of Horace: Aequae lege Necessitas…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 Job complained of those present at his birth, for their tender attention to him. No creature comes into the world so helpless as man. God's power and providence upheld our frail lives, and his pity and patience spared our forfeited lives. Natural affection is put into parents' hearts by God. To desire to die that we may be with Christ, that we may be free from sin, is the effect and evidence of grace; but to desire to die, only that we may be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-24Job's language shifts from wishing he was never born to grief. He goes from hating life towards an attraction for death. Job asks "why" seven times, as he has grief for his situation (3:11, 12, 16, 20, 23; see Psalms 10:1; 22:1; Jeremiah 20:18; Lamentations 5:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. servant--The slave is there manumitted from slavery.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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