Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 3:21
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Berean Standard Bible
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
King James Version
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
World English Bible
who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
American Standard Version
Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Berean Literal Bible
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Job 3
19 Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
22 who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?
23 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
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