| Job 3:20 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul, (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | "Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; |
| ASV: | Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul; |
| BBE: | Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul; |
| DBY: | Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul, |
| ERV: | Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; |
| JPS: | Wherewith is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul-- |
| WBS: | Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul; |
| WEB: | "Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul, |
| YLT: | Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul? |
| Job 3:20 Cross References |
| XREF: | Jeremiah 20:18 Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame? (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 3:20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and {n} life unto the bitter [in] soul;
(n) He shows that the benefits of God are not comfortable, unless the heart is joyful, and the conscience quieted. |
| WES: | 3:20 Light - The light of life. Bitter - Unto those to whom life itself is bitter and burdensome. Life is called light, because it is pleasant and serviceable for walking and working; and this light is said to be given us, because it would be lost, if it were not daily renewed to us by a fresh gift. |
| MHC: | 3:20-26 Job was like a man who had lost his way, and had no prospect of escape, or hope of better times. But surely he was in an ill frame for death when so unwilling to live. Let it be our constant care to get ready for another world, and then leave it to God to order our removal thither as he thinks fit. Grace teaches us in the midst of life's greatest comforts, to be willing to die, and in the midst of its greatest crosses, to be willing to live. Job's way was hid; he knew not wherefore God contended with him. The afflicted and tempted Christian knows something of this heaviness; when he has been looking too much at the things that are seen, some chastisement of his heavenly Father will give him a taste of this disgust of life, and a glance at these dark regions of despair. Nor is there any help until God shall restore to him the joys of his salvation. Blessed be God, the earth is full of his goodness, though full of man's wickedness. This life may be made tolerable if we attend to our duty. We look for eternal mercy, if willing to receive Christ as our Saviour. |
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