Job 3:20 “Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,”

Job 3:20

Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

World English Bible

“Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

American Standard Version

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore is the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and life vnto them that haue heauie hearts?

Darby Translation

Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,

Young's Literal Translation

Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

Bible in Basic English

Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;

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Cross references

“Wherefore”

Jeremiah 20:18 Job 6:9 Job 7:15 Job 7:16

Jeremiah 20:18 · BSB

Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

Job 6:9 · BSB

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 7:15 · BSB

so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.

Job 7:16 · BSB

I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

“light”

Job 3:16 Job 33:30 Job 33:28

Job 3:16 · BSB

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

Job 33:30 · BSB

to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

Job 33:28 · BSB

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

“the bitter”

1 Samuel 1:10 Proverbs 31:6 2 Kings 4:27

1 Samuel 1:10 · BSB

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

Proverbs 31:6 · BSB

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

2 Kings 4:27 · BSB

When 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 a…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.

21who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,

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